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nanotechnology is also developing at a rapid race and the particles that we are
concerned about today may be just a small part of a much bigger array of nano-
structures available for interaction with the body. There is no doubt that this will
be a challenging but exciting opportunity for scientists engaged in this research
area.

9.7 Abbreviations

activator protein 1 (AP1)

British Standards Institute (BSI)

blood brain barrier (BBB)

bovine serum albumin (BSA)

carbon black (CB)

carbon nanotubes (CNT)

central nervous system (CNS)

Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

2,7 - dichlorofl uorescin - diacetate (DCFH - DA)

dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline (DPPC)

electron spin resonance (ESR),

high aspect ratio nanoparticles (HARN)

International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)

lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)

long fi bre amosite (LFA)

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

major histocompatibility complex (MHC)

multiwalled carbon nanotubes. (MWCNT)

nuclear factor kappa B (NF κ B)

polyethylene glycol (PEG)

reactive oxygen species (ROS

short fi bre amosite (SFA)

single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT)

tetrahydrofuran (THF)

transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

α α

tumour necrosis factor (TNF )

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