Table 1

Agglomerate carbon nanoparticle counts, median area, and maximum area

Veh: FCS
median area (μm2)
max area (μm2)

Crude Fullerenes
.003
.878
C60CS (SES)
.003
.157
C60CS (BUSA)
.003
.076
SWNT (SES)
.003
.333
SWNT (CNI)
.006
5.915
MWNT (SES)
.005
2.851
MWNT (NanoLab)
.058
1.462




Veh: 7.5% BSA
median area (μm2)
max area (μm2)

Crude Fullerenes
.004
.478
C60CS (SES)
.024
2.813
C60CS (BUSA)
.001
.034
SWNT (SES)
.003
.378
SWNT (CNI)
.005
.181
MWNT (SES)
.002
.127
MWNT (NanoLab)
.004
2.344




Veh: RPMI + FCS
median area (μm2)
max area (μm2)

Crude Fullerenes
.004
2.45
C60CS (SES)
.004
.842
C60CS (BUSA)
.003
.208
SWNT (SES)
.002
.434
SWNT (CNI)
.005
16.689
MWNT (SES)
.002
.093
MWNT (NanoLab)
.014
3.825




Veh: FCS (delipid)
median area (μm2)
max area (μm2)

Crude Fullerenes
.004
2.739
C60CS (SES)
.127
14.031
C60CS (BUSA)
.004
.328
SWNT (SES)
.003
.133
SWNT (CNI)
.006
.704
MWNT (SES)
.002
.105
MWNT (NanoLab)
.003
.826




Veh: 1% Tween 80
median area (μm2)
max area (μm2)

Crude Fullerenes
.003
.995
C60CS (SES)
.002
2.379
C60CS (BUSA)
.003
.068
SWNT (SES)
Lg. agglomerates
Lg. agglomerates
SWNT (CNI)
Lg. agglomerates
Lg. agglomerates
MWNT (SES)
.002
.869
MWNT (NanoLab)
Lg. agglomerates
Lg. agglomerates




Veh: PBS
median area (μm2)
max area (μm2)

Crude Fullerenes
.005
1.567
C60CS (SES)
.003
.615
C60CS (BUSA)
.003
.096
SWNT (SES)
Lg. agglomerates
Lg. agglomerates
SWNT (CNI)
Lg. agglomerates
Lg. agglomerates
MWNT (SES)
Lg. agglomerates
Lg. agglomerates
MWNT (NanoLab)
Lg. agglomerates
Lg. agglomerates




Veh: DMSO
median area (μm2)
max area (μm2)

Crude Fullerenes
.003
.849
C60CS (SES)
.008
12.333
C60CS (BUSA)
.005
3.90
SWNT (SES)
Lg. agglomerates
Lg. agglomerates
SWNT (CNI)
Lg. agglomerates
Lg. agglomerates
MWNT (SES)
Lg. agglomerates
Lg. agglomerates
MWNT (NanoLab)
Lg. agglomerates
Lg. agglomerates

Buford et al. Particle and Fibre Toxicology 2007 4:6   doi:10.1186/1743-8977-4-6