JOURNAL ARTICLE

Toxicity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes, graphene oxide, and reduced graphene oxide to zebrafish embryos.

Xiao Tong LiuXi Yan MuXiao WuLi Xuan MengWen GuanCaoxing HuangHua SunCheng Ju WangXue Feng Li

Year: 2014 Journal:   PubMed Vol: 27 (9)Pages: 676-83   Publisher: National Institutes of Health

Abstract

MWCNTs, GO, and RGO were all toxic to zebrafish embryos to influence embryos hatching and larvae length. Although no obvious morphological malformation and mortality were observed in exposed zebrafish embryos, further studies on the toxicity of the three nanomaterials are still needed.

Keywords:
Zebrafish Hatching Graphene Embryo Nanomaterials Oxide Toxicity Developmental toxicity Acute toxicity Carbon nanotube Human fertilization Chemistry Biology Materials science Nanotechnology Toxicology Andrology Cell biology Anatomy Fetus Medicine Biochemistry Animal science Pregnancy Genetics Organic chemistry

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Topics

Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Biomedical Engineering
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Materials Chemistry
Graphene research and applications
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Materials Chemistry
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