Nanotubes ‘As Deadly as Asbestos’

Nanotubes ‘As Deadly as Asbestos’ May 21st, 2008 Stony Stevenson writes “Certain carbon nanotubes may be as hazardous to humans as asbestos. A paper to be published in Nature Nanotechnology suggests that inhaling certain types of nanotubes can lead to the formation of mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer commonly caused by exposure to asbestos. “This is a wakeup call for nanotechnology in general and carbon nanotubes in particular,” said Andrew Maynard, co-author of the report and chief science