Clearance of single-wall carbon nanotubes from the mouse lung: a quantitative evaluation
Minfang Zhang, Ying Xu, Mei Yang, Masako Yudasaka, Toshiya Okazaki
Abstract
A quantitative method using near infrared absorption is used to study the biodistribution of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in the liver, lungs and spleen after intravenous injection into mice. It is found that the CNTs could be removed almost completely from the lungs when their accumulation is low.
Topics & Concepts
BiodistributionSpleenCarbon nanotubeClearanceLungMaterials scienceBiophysicsChemistryPathologyNanotechnologyMedicineImmunologyBiochemistryInternal medicineBiologyIn vitroUrologyNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsAnesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research