Electron microscopy applied to studies of the biological significance of defects in crocidolite asbestos
- 1 November 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Microscopy
- Vol. 120 (2) , 181-192
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2818.1980.tb04134.x
Abstract
Transmission EM was used in an investigation of crocidolite asbestos [cause of asbestosis and mesothelioma] associated with 2 biological systems. Control material was defective and contained an abundance of Wadsley defects, (100) planar faults and pores. Fibers sectioned in lung tissue [human] and taken from in vitro exposure to blood serum showed erosion by 2 mechanisms-preferential attack at (100) planar defects and general surface dissolution.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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