Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of MWCNT-7 and crocidolite: assessment in alveolar epithelial cells versus their coculture with monocyte-derived macrophages.

AbstractIn the past years, several in vitro studies have addressed the pulmonary toxicity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and compared it with that caused by asbestos fibers, but their con...