Open AccessUsage of chicken embryos for the determination of biological effects caused by asbestos fibers and carbon nanowires
Author(s) -
Sabrie Zinabadinova,
Tatyana Segeda
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
vìsnik - kiïvsʹkij nacìonalʹnij unìversitet ìmenì tarasa ševčenka. bìologìâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1728-2748
DOI - 10.17721/1728_2748.2014.68.67-71
Subject(s) - asbestos , nanowire , asbestos fibers , amphibole , nanotechnology , embryo , fiber , population , chemistry , materials science , composite material , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , environmental health , quartz
The apparent structural link between carbon nanowires and asbestos fibers has generated serious doubts about their safety profile. Until today data on asbestos concerns researches mostly of respiratory system. Therefore we used a chicken embryo because it enables to evaluate the body's reaction to materials on a large number of cell population. The results show that the straight fiber asbestos (amphibole) poses the greatest danger. Also our research demonstrate that carbon nanowires have the potential to behave like amphibole asbestos fibers.