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. 2011 Jan 21;8:3. doi: 10.1186/1743-8977-8-3

Table 4.

Size and number of carbon nanotube agglomerates found in vitro 24 hours after exposure to multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT)

MWCNT Surface area (μm2) Number/field
NT1 30.23 ± 7.32 18.5 ± 1.5

NT2 12.87 ± 3.4* 37.3 ± 3.7*

NT3 4.97 ± 1.61# 9.3 ± 1.9#

*: p < 0.05 vs. NT1.

#: p < 0.05 vs. NT1 and NT2.

NT1, uncoated MWCNT; NT2, MWCNT coated with carboxylic polyacid polymer; NT3, MWCNT coated with polystyrene polybutadiene polymethylacrylate polymer.