In Vitro Evidence of the Influence of Complexation of Pu and Am on Uptake by Human Lung Epithelial Cells Calu-3

Investigators have evaluated in vitro the binding and uptake by bronchial epithelial cells Calu-3 of 2 transuranic actinides, plutonium (Pu) and americium (Am), as the first steps of translocation across the pulmonary barrier.