During the last two decades several nanoscale materials were engineered for industrial and
medical applications. Among them carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are the most exploited …

In the last decade since the rise in occupational safety and health (OSH) research focusing
on nanomaterials, some progress has been made in generating the health effects and …

Background Engineered carbon nanotubes are currently used in many consumer and
industrial products such as paints, sunscreens, cosmetics, toiletries, electronic processes …

Carbon nanotubes are commercially-important products of nanotechnology; however, their
low density and small size makes carbon nanotube respiratory exposures likely during their …

Carbon nanotubes were among the earliest products of nanotechnology and have many
potential applications in medicine, electronics, and manufacturing. The low density, small …

Carbon-based nanomaterials (CNMs) have attracted a great deal of attention because of
their outstanding combinations of physicochemical properties. The unique physicochemical …

The link between asbestos exposure and the onset of thoracic malignancies is well
established. However epidemiological studies have provided evidences that asbestos may …

Background Frustrated phagocytosis occurs when an asbestos fiber> 10 μm in length is
engulfed imperfectly by a macrophage, and it is believed to be associated with chromosomal …

Chrysotile, like other types of asbestos, has been associated with mesothelioma, lung
cancer and asbestosis. However, the cellular abnormalities induced by these fibers involved …

Background Lung cancer often exhibits molecular changes, such as the overexpression of
the ErbB1 gene. ErbB1 encodes epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a tyrosine kinase …