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Publication package, Potential toxicity of micro- and nanoplastics in Primary Bronchial Epithelial Cells of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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This data package accompanied a study on the toxicity of micro- and nanoplastics in primary bronchial epithelial cells from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The dataset was compiled as part of the MOMENTUM consortium to support FAIR data sharing for the associated publication on respiratory cell vulnerability to plastic particle exposure.
This dataset belongs to the publication to the manuscript 'Potential toxicity of micro- and nanoplastics in Primary Bronchial Epithelial Cells of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease'. The study is performed as part of the MOMENTUM 1.0 and MOMENTUM 2.0 consortium. The goal of this dataset is to store the data underlying the publication in a sustainable, FAIR way. paper: published in Microplastics and Nanoplastics, special issue 'MOMENTUM: Microplastics and Human Health Consortium' MOMENTUM: https://momentummicroplastics.nl/
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