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Distribution and persistence of pleural penetrations by multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Overview of attention for article published in Particle and Fibre Toxicology, October 2010
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Title
Distribution and persistence of pleural penetrations by multi-walled carbon nanotubes
Published in
Particle and Fibre Toxicology, October 2010
DOI 10.1186/1743-8977-7-28
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Authors

Robert R Mercer, Ann F Hubbs, James F Scabilloni, Liying Wang, Lori A Battelli, Diane Schwegler-Berry, Vincent Castranova, Dale W Porter

Abstract

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) are new manufactured nanomaterials with a wide spectrum of commercial applications. The durability and fiber-like dimensions (mean length 3.9 μm long × 49 nm diameter) of MWCNT suggest that these fibers may migrate to and have toxicity within the pleural region. To address whether the pleura received a significant and persistent exposure, C57BL/6J mice were exposed by pharyngeal aspiration to 10, 20, 40 and 80 μg MWCNT or vehicle and the distribution of MWCNT penetrations determined at 1, 7, 28 and 56 days after exposure. Following lung fixation and sectioning, morphometric methods were used to determine the distribution of MWCNT and the number of MWCNT fiber penetrations of three barriers: alveolar epithelium (alveolar penetrations), the alveolar epithelium immediately adjacent to the pleura (subpleural tissue), and visceral pleural surface (intrapleural space).

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 2%
United States 1 2%
Slovenia 1 2%
Unknown 58 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 19 31%
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 10%
Student > Bachelor 5 8%
Professor > Associate Professor 5 8%
Professor 4 7%
Other 10 16%
Unknown 12 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Chemistry 10 16%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 13%
Engineering 6 10%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 8%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 4 7%
Other 13 21%
Unknown 15 25%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. 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 07 July 2021.
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#3,274,326
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Outputs from Particle and Fibre Toxicology
#120
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#13,065
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Outputs of similar age from Particle and Fibre Toxicology
#1
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