Needles in haystacks: using fast-response LA chambers and ICP-TOF-MS to identify asbestos fibres in malignant mesothelioma models
Calum J. Greenhalgh, Oana M. Voloaca, Phil Shaw, Ariane Donard, Laura M. Cole, Malcolm R. Clench, Amy J. Managh, Sarah Haywood‐Small
Abstract
A prototype time-of-flight mass spectrometer and prototype laser ablation chamber have been used together for the first time, providing differentiation between three forms of harmful asbestos fibre in biological samples.
Topics & Concepts
AsbestosMesotheliomaMaterials scienceNuclear medicineMedicinePathologyMetallurgyOccupational and environmental lung diseasesCarcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment