Table 3.

Functionalized MWCNT induced micronuclei formation in the bone marrow cells of Swiss-Webster mice.

Dose	Mice Number	Fixation time (h)	MN/1000 cellsa
Saline (0.9%)	1		3
	2		2
	3	30	2
			2.33 ± 0.58b
1%tween-80	4		2
	5		5
	6	30	1
			2.66 ± 2.08b
[S + T]c	7		4
	8		2
	9	30	6
			4.0 ± 2.0b
Carbon black	10		5
	11		3
	12	30	5
			4.33 ± 1.15b
0.25	13		6
	14		4
	15	30	9
			6.33 ± 2.51b
0.5	16		10
	17		8
	18	30	14
			10.6 ± 3.05b
0.75	19		12
	20		17
	21	30	10
			13.0 ± 3.61b

^aMicronuclei

^bMean ± S.D.

^cSuspension of 0.9% saline + 1% tween-80