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Factoring-in agglomeration of carbon nanotubes and nanofibers for better prediction of their toxicity versus asbestos

Overview of attention for article published in Particle and Fibre Toxicology, April 2012
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Title
Factoring-in agglomeration of carbon nanotubes and nanofibers for better prediction of their toxicity versus asbestos
Published in
Particle and Fibre Toxicology, April 2012
DOI 10.1186/1743-8977-9-10
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Authors

Ashley R Murray, Elena R Kisin, Alexey V Tkach, Naveena Yanamala, Robert Mercer, Shih-Houng Young, Bengt Fadeel, Valerian E Kagan, Anna A Shvedova

Abstract

Carbon nanotubes (CNT) and carbon nanofibers (CNF) are allotropes of carbon featuring fibrous morphology. The dimensions and high aspect ratio of CNT and CNF have prompted the comparison with naturally occurring asbestos fibers which are known to be extremely pathogenic. While the toxicity and hazardous outcomes elicited by airborne exposure to single-walled CNT or asbestos have been widely reported, very limited data are currently available describing adverse effects of respirable CNF.

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Mendeley readers

The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 109 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.

Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Netherlands 1 <1%
Australia 1 <1%
Sweden 1 <1%
Nigeria 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
Unknown 104 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 21 19%
Student > Ph. D. Student 16 15%
Student > Master 14 13%
Other 7 6%
Student > Doctoral Student 6 6%
Other 20 18%
Unknown 25 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 18 17%
Environmental Science 11 10%
Medicine and Dentistry 10 9%
Engineering 6 6%
Chemistry 5 5%
Other 25 23%
Unknown 34 31%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 April 2013.
All research outputs
#7,868,170
of 23,852,579 outputs
Outputs from Particle and Fibre Toxicology
#272
of 589 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#54,266
of 163,894 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Particle and Fibre Toxicology
#2
of 2 outputs
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