Carbon nanotubes found safe in mouse study
February 1, 2008 | Source: KurzweilAI
Stanford University researchers have conducted a systematic circulation and excretion study that they believe allays worries that carbon nanotubes, by simply remaining in the organs for a long time, would prove toxic to a mouse.
They found the nanotubes leave the body primarily through the feces, with some by way of the urine.
Their previous research has demonstrated the potential for using nanotubes in treating cancerous cells and targeting tumors in mice.
The research was published the week of Jan. 28 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Online Early Edition (PNAS).