Selective adsorption of serum proteins by chrysotile and crocidolite.
Two distinct and contemporaneous adsorption mechanisms occur when serum proteins are incubated with chrysotile and crocidolite. The first one appears to be reversible and nonspecific, independent of the characteristics of the protein and the fiber surface. The second process seems to depend on fiber type and to involve only some protein species that are strongly concentrated on the fiber surface. This latter adsorption mechanism appears to be electrostatic in nature.
D000327:Adsorption; D001194:Asbestos / Q000633:toxicity; D017638:Asbestos, Crocidolite; D017632:Asbestos, Serpentine; D001798:Blood Proteins; D008970:Molecular Weight
D017632:Asbestos, Serpentine; D001798:Blood Proteins; D017638:Asbestos, Crocidolite; D001194:Asbestos