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Carbon nanotubes: an insight into the mechanisms of their potential genotoxicity

Berlo, Damiën van ; Clift, Martin J. D. ; Albrecht, Catrin ; Schins, Roel P. F.

In: Swiss Medical Weekly, 2012, vol. 142, p. w13698

After the health catastrophe resulting from the widespread use of asbestos which was once hailed as a new miracle material, the increasing use of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has spawned major concern due to their similarities in terms of size, shape and poor solubility. Assessment of genotoxicity has shown that CNTs can damage DNA in vitro and in vivo. The genotoxic potential of different CNT samples...