January 14, 2013Angewandte Chemie International EditionOpen Access

Asbestos‐like Pathogenicity of Long Carbon Nanotubes Alleviated by Chemical Functionalization

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HAHanene Ali‐BoucettaUniversity of Birmingham ANAntónio NunesUniversity of London RSRaquel SainzRoche (United States)

Abstract

Sometimes shorter is better: The apparent similarity between multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) and asbestos fibers has generated serious concerns about their safety profile. The asbestos-like pathogenicity observed for long, pristine nanotubes (NTlong, see scheme) can be completely alleviated if their effective length is decreased as a result of chemical functionalization, such as with tri(ethylene glycol) (TEG).

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Ali‐Boucetta et al. (2013) studied this question.

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Asbestos‐like Pathogenicity of Long Carbon Nanotubes Alleviated by Chemical Functionalization

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