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I didn't know it was classified as a carcinogen, what are your sources on this?
by esperen 6y ago
I didn't know it was classified as a carcinogen, what are your sources on this?
- jcims 6y agoThere are some studies with carbon nanotubes and mesothelioma. Hard to say if graphene would have the same effect, but it seems plausible as CNTs are essentially graphene tubes. https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(17)31171-5 https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(17)...
- corty 6y agoCheap bulk methods for graphene production will also create other modifications of carbon such as nanotubes. So even if Graphene should be harmless, it might be impure and therefore dangerous.