Article | REF: NM8100 V1

Pulmonary toxicity of ultrafine particles

Author: Benoît HERVÉ-BAZIN

Publication date: October 10, 2006 | Lire en français

You do not have access to this resource.
Click here to request your free trial access!

Already subscribed? Log in!

Automatically translated using artificial intelligence technology (Note that only the original version is binding) > find out more.

    A  |  A

    1. Number of particles

    Benoît HERVÉ-BAZIN is in charge of the Scientific Department at the French National Institute for Research and Safety (INRS – Vandœuvre).

    1.1 Definition

    The term "ultrafine particles" is most often used to designate particles with at least one dimension smaller than 100 nm (0.1 µm). Depending on the conditions, they can be found individualized or, on the contrary, aggregated in clusters whose size can exceed one µm. In particular, this dossier deals with low-solubility, inorganic PUFs.

    SCROLL TO TOP

    You do not have access to this resource.

    Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!

    You do not have access to this resource.
    Click here to request your free trial access!

    Already subscribed? Log in!


    The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference

    A Comprehensive Knowledge Base, with over 1,200 authors and 100 scientific advisors
    + More than 10,000 articles and 1,000 how-to sheets, over 800 new or updated articles every year
    From design to prototyping, right through to industrialization, the reference for securing the development of your industrial projects

    This article is included in

    Nanosciences and nanotechnologies

    This offer includes:

    Knowledge Base

    Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees

    Services

    A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources

    Practical Path

    Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills

    Doc & Quiz

    Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading

    Subscribe now!

    Ongoing reading
    Number of particles