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Haemolytic Activity of Suspensions of Different Silica Modifications and Inert Dusts

Nature volume 207, pages 874–875 (1965)Cite this article

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RECENTLY, Harley and Margolis1 reported haemolytic activity of amorphous silica particles of sizes larger than 5 mµ. In the course of an investigation on the possible role of complement (C′) in the cytotoxicity of quartz, our experiments revealed a specific haemolytic effect of buffered saline suspensions of this mineral. Using corundum (α-Al2O3) and anatase (TiO2) of the same surface area as quartz, significantly less haemolysis was found2.

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STALDER, K., STÖBER, W. Haemolytic Activity of Suspensions of Different Silica Modifications and Inert Dusts. Nature 207, 874–875 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/207874a0

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