List of works - Maura Tomatis

A biomimetic approach to the chemical inactivation of chrysotile fibres by lichen metabolites

scientific article published on 01 January 2007

Assessment of asbestos exposure during a simulated agricultural activity in the proximity of the former asbestos mine of Balangero, Italy.

scientific article published on 27 January 2016

Assessment of the potential respiratory hazard of volcanic ash from future Icelandic eruptions: a study of archived basaltic to rhyolitic ash samples

scientific article

Chrysotile asbestos is progressively converted into a non-fibrous amorphous material by the chelating action of lichen metabolites

scientific article published on 11 July 2005

Cytotoxicity of fractured quartz on THP-1 human macrophages: role of the membranolytic activity of quartz and phagolysosome destabilization

scientific article published on 26 June 2020

Editor's Highlight: Abrasion of Artificial Stones as a New Cause of an Ancient Disease. Physicochemical Features and Cellular Responses

scientific article published on 2 June 2016

High aspect ratio materials: role of surface chemistry vs. length in the historical "long and short amosite asbestos fibers".

scientific article published on October 2010

Mineralogical analyses and in vitro screening tests for the rapid evaluation of the health hazard of volcanic ash at Rabaul volcano, Papua New Guinea

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Model system to study the influence of aggregation on the hemolytic potential of silica nanoparticles.

scientific article published on 11 October 2011

Nearly free surface silanols are the critical molecular moieties that initiate the toxicity of silica particles

scientific article published on 23 October 2020

New detoxification processes for asbestos fibers in the environment

scientific article published in January 2010

Physicochemical and toxicological profiling of ash from the 2010 and 2011 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull and Grímsvötn volcanoes, Iceland using a rapid respiratory hazard assessment protocol

scientific article published on 20 November 2013

Potential toxicity of nonregulated asbestiform minerals: balangeroite from the western Alps. Part 1: Identification and characterization.

scientific article published on January 2005

Potential toxicity of nonregulated asbestiform minerals: balangeroite from the western Alps. Part 2: Oxidant activity of the fibers.

scientific article published on January 2005

Potential toxicity of nonregulated asbestiform minerals: balangeroite from the western Alps. Part 3: Depletion of antioxidant defenses.

scientific article published on January 2005

Quantitative Flow Cytometric Evaluation of Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Impairment in RAW 264.7 Macrophages after Exposure to Pristine, Acid Functionalized, or Annealed Carbon Nanotubes

scientific article published on 13 February 2020

Revisiting the paradigm of silica pathogenicity with synthetic quartz crystals: the role of crystallinity and surface disorder

scientific article

Sakurajima volcano: a physico-chemical study of the health consequences of long-term exposure to volcanic ash

The effect of weathering on ecopersistence, reactivity, and potential toxicity of naturally occurring asbestos and asbestiform minerals

scientific article published on 01 January 2009

The iron-catalysed surface reactivity and health-pertinent physical characteristics of explosive volcanic ash from Mt. Etna, Italy

scholarly article by Claire J. Horwell et al published 17 August 2017 in Journal of applied volcanology

The respiratory health hazard of tephra from the 2010 Centennial eruption of Merapi with implications for occupational mining of deposits

The surface reactivity and implied toxicity of ash produced from sugarcane burning.

scientific article

Why does the hemolytic activity of silica predict its pro-inflammatory activity?

scientific article

Ζ potential evidences silanol heterogeneity induced by metal contaminants at the quartz surface: Implications in membrane damage.

scientific article published on 13 June 2017

List of works by Maura Tomatis

A biomimetic approach to the chemical inactivation of chrysotile fibres by lichen metabolites

Assessment of asbestos exposure during a simulated agricultural activity in the proximity of the former asbestos mine of Balangero, Italy.

Assessment of the potential respiratory hazard of volcanic ash from future Icelandic eruptions: a study of archived basaltic to rhyolitic ash samples

Chrysotile asbestos is progressively converted into a non-fibrous amorphous material by the chelating action of lichen metabolites

Cytotoxicity of fractured quartz on THP-1 human macrophages: role of the membranolytic activity of quartz and phagolysosome destabilization

Editor's Highlight: Abrasion of Artificial Stones as a New Cause of an Ancient Disease. Physicochemical Features and Cellular Responses

High aspect ratio materials: role of surface chemistry vs. length in the historical "long and short amosite asbestos fibers".

Mineralogical analyses and in vitro screening tests for the rapid evaluation of the health hazard of volcanic ash at Rabaul volcano, Papua New Guinea

Model system to study the influence of aggregation on the hemolytic potential of silica nanoparticles.

Nearly free surface silanols are the critical molecular moieties that initiate the toxicity of silica particles

New detoxification processes for asbestos fibers in the environment

Physicochemical and toxicological profiling of ash from the 2010 and 2011 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull and Grímsvötn volcanoes, Iceland using a rapid respiratory hazard assessment protocol

Potential toxicity of nonregulated asbestiform minerals: balangeroite from the western Alps. Part 1: Identification and characterization.

Potential toxicity of nonregulated asbestiform minerals: balangeroite from the western Alps. Part 2: Oxidant activity of the fibers.

Potential toxicity of nonregulated asbestiform minerals: balangeroite from the western Alps. Part 3: Depletion of antioxidant defenses.

Quantitative Flow Cytometric Evaluation of Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Impairment in RAW 264.7 Macrophages after Exposure to Pristine, Acid Functionalized, or Annealed Carbon Nanotubes

Revisiting the paradigm of silica pathogenicity with synthetic quartz crystals: the role of crystallinity and surface disorder

Sakurajima volcano: a physico-chemical study of the health consequences of long-term exposure to volcanic ash

The effect of weathering on ecopersistence, reactivity, and potential toxicity of naturally occurring asbestos and asbestiform minerals

The iron-catalysed surface reactivity and health-pertinent physical characteristics of explosive volcanic ash from Mt. Etna, Italy

The respiratory health hazard of tephra from the 2010 Centennial eruption of Merapi with implications for occupational mining of deposits

The surface reactivity and implied toxicity of ash produced from sugarcane burning.

Why does the hemolytic activity of silica predict its pro-inflammatory activity?

Ζ potential evidences silanol heterogeneity induced by metal contaminants at the quartz surface: Implications in membrane damage.