• ISBN13: 9781107008373
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Physics and Astronomy
• Publisher: Cambridge UP
• Publisher Imprint: Cambridge
• Publication Date: March 15, 2012
• Pages: 264
• Original Price: GBP 89.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 636 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Life Sciences / Biophysics

About the Book The widespread and increasing use of carbon nanotubes in scientific and engineering research and their incorporation into manufactured goods has urged an assessment of the risks and hazards associated with exposure to them. The field of nanotoxicology studies the toxicology of nanoparticles such as carbon nanotubes and has become a major growth area aimed towards risk assessment of nanoparticles. Compiled by a team of leading experts at the forefront of research, this is the first book dedicated to the toxicology of carbon nanotubes. It provides state-of-the-science information on how and why they are so potentially dangerous if breathed in, including their similarities to asbestos. The book examines various aspects of carbon nanotubes, from their manufacture and aerodynamic behaviour to their effects at molecular level in the lungs. It is invaluable to the many groups involved with research in this area, as well as to regulators and risk assessors.

Bonner, James: - James Bonner is an Associate Professor of Toxicology at North Carolina State University.

Donaldson, Ken: - Ken Donaldson is the Professor of Respiratory Toxicology and Scientific Director in the ELEGI Colt Laboratory, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh.

Duffin, Rodger: - Rodger Duffin is an MRC funded Senior Fellow in Respiratory Medicine at the Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh.

Poland, Craig: - Craig Poland is a Research Toxicologist within the SafeNano section of the Institute of Occupational Medicine.