Cotton fibres instead of carbon nanotubes
Thursday, May 7, 2015 - 07:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Plant-based cellulose nanofibres do not pose a short-term health risk, especially short fibres, shows a study conducted in the context of National Research Programme "Opportunities and Risks of Nanomaterials" (NRP 64). But lung cells are less efficient in eliminating longer fibres.