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Lack of marked cyto- and genotoxicity of cristobalite in devitrified (heated) alkaline earth silicate wools in short-term assays with cultured primary rat alveolar macrophages by Ziemann, Christina, Harrison, Paul T. C., Bellmann, Bernd, Brown, Robert C., Zoitos, Bruce K., Class, Philippe

“…Abstract Alkaline earth silicate (AES) wools are low-biopersistence high-temperature insulation wools. Following prolonged periods at high temperatures they…”
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Characterization of Phase Separation and Thermal History Effects in Magnesium Silicate Glass Fibers by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy by Stebbins, Jonathan F., Kim, Namjun, Andrejcak, Michael J., Boymel, Paul M., Zoitos, Bruce K.

“…Liquid–liquid immiscibility, leading to the separation of silica‐rich and silica‐poor domains, is a common phenomenon in binary silicate glasses, but can be…”
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Horizontal Diffusion Elutriation: A New Size-Separation Technique for Preparation of Rodent-Respirable Fibers for Animal Testing by Zoitos, Bruce K., Andrejcak, Michael J., Boymel, Paul M., Maxim, L. Daniel, Niebo, Ron

“…Short-and long-term animal experiments are used to examine the toxicology and biopersistence of various types of fibers. In order to ensure an adequate…”
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IN VITRO MEASUREMENT OF FIBER DISSOLUTION RATE RELEVANT TO BIOPERSISTENCE AT NEUTRAL pH: AN INTERLABORATORY ROUND ROBIN by Zoitos, Bruce K, de Meringo, Alain, Rouyer, Elisabeth, Thelohan, Sylvie, Bauer, Jon, Law, Bruce, Boymel, Paul M

“…Measurements are presented of the dissolution rates in neutral pH simulated lung (SLF) of several man-made vitreous fibers (MMVF) and crocidolite asbestos that…”
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Hazard Assessment and Risk Analysis of Two New Synthetic Vitreous Fibers by Maxim, L.Daniel, Mast, Richard W., Utell, M.J., Yu, C.P., Boymel, Paul M., Zoitos, Bruce K., Cason, James E.

“…Isofrax and Insulfrax are two new synthetic vitreous fibers (SVFs) developed for high-temperature insulation (1800–2300°F) applications. In an attempt to…”
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Kinetic and microstructural aspects of the aqueous alteration of glass by Zoitos, Bruce K

“…The effect of aqueous alteration was examined in $\rm R\sb2O\cdot2SiO\sb2$ glasses, where R represents Li, Na or K. Glasses were leached at 70$\sp\circ$C in…”
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Measurement of in- vitro fibre dissolution rate at acidic pH by Guldberg, Marianne, Christensen, Vermund R., Perander, Michael, Zoitos, Bruce, Koenig, Alan R., Sebastian, Klaus

“…A low biopersistence of man-made vitreous fibres (MMVFs) has often been related to a high in-vitro dissolution rate at near-neutral pH. For some fibre types,…”
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Measurement of In-Vitro Fibre Dissolution Rate at Acidic pH by GULDBERG, MARIANNE, CHRISTENSEN, VERMUND R., PERANDER, MICHAEL, ZOITOS, BRUCE, KOENIG, ALAN R., SEBASTIAN, KLAUS

“…A low biopersistence of man-made vitreous fibres (MMVFs) has often been related to a high in-vitro dissolution rate at near-neutral pH. For some fibre types,…”
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