Cotton fibres instead of carbon nanotubes

Posted On: 2015-05-07

"Plant-based cellulose nanofibres do not pose a short-term health risk, especially short fibres, shows a study conducted in the context of National Research Programme 'Opportunities and Risks of Nanomaterials' (NRP 64). But lung cells are less efficient in eliminating longer fibres..."

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http://phys.org/news/2015-05-cotton-fibres-carbon-nanotubes.html