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Carbon nanotubes found in bikes likened to asbestos
The material is widely used in the cycling industry as part of frames, forks steerers and seat tubes, which are regularly cut to size by professional and even home mechanics. But the potentially worrying news for those who work with the substance is that the needle-like structure of nanotube molecules mean they could behave in the same way as similarly shaped asbestos particles once inside the human body. (22/05) MoreKeyword(s) : Tube, Carbon, Home-trainer, Frame, Fork
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