Pulmonary surfactant augments cytotoxicity of silica nanoparticles: Studies on an in vitro air–blood barrier model

The air–blood barrier is a very thin membrane of about 2.2 µm thickness and therefore represents an ideal portal of entry for nanoparticles to be used therapeutically in a regenerative medicine strategy. Until now, numerous studies using cellular airway models have been conducted in vitro in order t...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Y. Kasper, Lisa Feiden, Maria I. Hermanns, Christoph Bantz, Michael Maskos, Ronald E. Unger, C. James Kirkpatrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2015-02-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.6.54