Structural and morphological characterization of synthetic chrysotile single crystals.
Stoichiometric chrysotile single crystals have been synthesized as a unique phase by hydrothermal reaction under controlled conditions; the synthesized monocrystals show a cylinder-in-cylinder morphology and can be used as a reference sample with definite chemical composition to investigate the factors responsible of the chrysotile cytotoxicities and carcinogenicities.
Falini
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Department of Chemistry G. Ciamician, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, I-40126 Via Selmi, 2, Bologna, Italy.
Foresti
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Lesci
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Roveri
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D017632:Asbestos, Serpentine / Q000737:chemistry*; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008903:Minerals / Q000737:chemistry; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
D017632:Asbestos, Serpentine; D002273:Carcinogens; D008903:Minerals