Issue 1, 2015

Toxicity of halloysite clay nanotubes in vivo: a Caenorhabditis elegans study

Abstract

Here we investigated the toxicity of halloysite clay nanotubes in vivo employing a Caenorhabditis elegans nematode as a model organism. Using enhanced dark-field microscopy and physiological tests, we found that halloysite is localised exclusively in the alimentary system and does not induce severe toxic effects on nematodes.

Graphical abstract: Toxicity of halloysite clay nanotubes in vivo: a Caenorhabditis elegans study

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 Aug 2014
Accepted
31 Oct 2014
First published
03 Nov 2014

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2015,2, 54-59

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Toxicity of halloysite clay nanotubes in vivo: a Caenorhabditis elegans study

G. I. Fakhrullina, F. S. Akhatova, Y. M. Lvov and R. F. Fakhrullin, Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2015, 2, 54 DOI: 10.1039/C4EN00135D

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