A health surveillance case study on workers who manufacture silver nanomaterials.

abstract：:Sunscreens containing metal oxide nanoparticles appear transparent on the skin and provide excellent protection against sunburn caused by UV radiation. While it is likely that nanoparticles remain on the surface of the skin of healthy adult humans, and thus are considered safe for use in sunscreens, there has been no ...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Osmond MJ,McCall MJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:If engineered nanomaterials are released into the environment, some are likely to end up associated with the food of animals due to aggregation and sorption processes. However, few studies have considered dietary exposure of nanomaterials. Here we show that zinc (Zn) from isotopically modified (67)ZnO particles is eff...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Croteau MN,Dybowska AD,Luoma SN,Valsami-Jones E

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) are used in a wide variety of products, prompting concerns regarding their potential environmental impacts. To accurately determine the toxicity of Ag-NPs it is necessary to differentiate between the toxicity of the nanoparticles themselves and the toxicity of ionic silver (Ag) released f...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Sekine R,Khurana K,Vasilev K,Lombi E,Donner E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Titanium-dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2-NPs) are increasingly released in agricultural soils through, e.g. biosolids, irrigation or nanoagrochemicals. Soils are submitted to a wide range of concentrations of TiO2-NPs depending on the type of exposure. However, most studies have assessed the effects of unrealistically hig...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Simonin M,Martins JM,Le Roux X,Uzu G,Calas A,Richaume A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanoscale titanium dioxide (TiO2) is manufactured in wide scale, with a range of applications in consumer products. Significant toxicity of TiO2 nanoparticles has, however, been recognized, suggesting considerable risk to human health. To evaluate fully their toxicity, assessment of the epigenetic action of these nano...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Pogribna M,Koonce NA,Mathew A,Word B,Patri AK,Lyn-Cook B,Hammons G

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) has become a global environmental issue; it has been found that nanoparticles (NPs) can promote the transfer of ARGs between bacteria. However, it remains unclear whether NPs can affect this kind of conjugation in Streptomyces, which mainly conjugate with other bacteria...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Liu X,Tang J,Song B,Zhen M,Wang L,Giesy JP

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growing experimental evidences suggest the existence of direct relationships between the surface chemistry of nanomaterials and their biological effects. Herein, we have employed computational approaches to design a set of biologically active carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with controlled protein binding and cytotoxicity. Qu...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Fourches D,Pu D,Li L,Zhou H,Mu Q,Su G,Yan B,Tropsha A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the relationship between adverse exposure events and specific material properties will facilitate predictive classification of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) according to their mechanisms of action, and a safe-by-design approach for the next generation of CNTs. Mass-spectrometry-based proteomics is a reliable t...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Ndika JDT,Sund J,Alenius H,Puustinen A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lung provides the main route for nanomaterial exposure. Surfactant protein A (SP-A) is an important respiratory innate immune molecule with the ability to bind or opsonise pathogens to enhance phagocytic removal from the airways. We hypothesised that SP-A, like surfactant protein D, may interact with inhaled nanop...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： McKenzie Z,Kendall M,Mackay RM,Whitwell H,Elgy C,Ding P,Mahajan S,Morgan C,Griffiths M,Clark H,Madsen J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we present evidence on complete transformation of ZnO and CuO nanoparticles, which are among the most heavily studied metal oxide particles, during 24 h in vitro toxicological testing with human T-lymphocytes. Synchrotron radiation-based X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy results revealed ...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Ivask A,Scheckel KG,Kapruwan P,Stone V,Yin H,Voelcker NH,Lombi E

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we evaluate the extent of sorption of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with different primary sizes (30 and 70 nm) and surface properties (branched polyethylene imine, "bPEI" and citrate coating) to laboratory plastic during (eco)toxicological testing. Under conditions of algal growth inhibition assay, up to 97% of ...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Malysheva A,Ivask A,Hager C,Brunetti G,Marzouk ER,Lombi E,Voelcker NH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid proliferation of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) in industry and the environment requires realistic toxicity assessments based on approaches that consider the biological complexity of ecosystems. Here we assessed the acute toxicity of carbonate-coated AgNP and, for comparison, AgNO3 (Ag(+)) by using a model syst...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Tlili A,Cornut J,Behra R,Gil-Allué C,Gessner MO

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deciphering the molecular basis of toxicology mechanism induced by nanoparticles (NPs) remains an essential challenge. Ion Beam Analysis (IBA) was applied in combination with Transmission Electron Microscopy and Confocal Microscopy to analyze human keratinocytes exposed to TiO(2)-NPs. Investigating chemical elemental ...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Simon M,Barberet P,Delville MH,Moretto P,Seznec H

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A thorough understanding of nanoparticle bio-distribution at the feto-maternal interface will be a prerequisite for their diagnostic or therapeutic application in women of childbearing age and for teratologic risk assessment. Therefore, the tissue interaction of biocompatible dendritic polyglycerol nanoparticles (dPG-...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Juch H,Nikitina L,Reimann S,Gauster M,Dohr G,Obermayer-Pietsch B,Hoch D,Kornmueller K,Haag R

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung deposition and retention measurements are now required by the newly revised OECD inhalation toxicity testing guidelines 412 and 413 when evaluating the clearance and biopersistence of poorly soluble nanomaterials, such as multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). However, evaluating the lung deposition concentratio...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Kim JK,Jo MS,Kim Y,Kim TG,Shin JH,Kim BW,Kim HP,Lee HK,Kim HS,Ahn K,Oh SM,Cho WS,Yu IJ

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multifunctional nanomaterials are rapidly emerging for ophthalmic delivery of therapeutics to facilitate safe and effective targeting with improved patient compliance. Because of their extremely high area to volume ratio, nanomaterials often have physicochemical properties that are different from those of their larger...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Mehra NK,Cai D,Kuo L,Hein T,Palakurthi S

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We systematically investigated how the combinations of size, shape and the natural organic matter (NOM)-ecocorona of gold (Au) engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) influence the attachment of the particles to algae and physical toxicity to the cells. Spherical (10, 60 and 100 nm), urchin-shaped (60 nm), rod-shaped (10 × 45...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Abdolahpur Monikh F,Arenas-Lago D,Porcal P,Grillo R,Zhang P,Guo Z,Vijver MG,J G M Peijnenburg W

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendrimers are nanosized hyperbranched polymers synthesized through an iterative step-by-step process; their size and structure are perfectly controlled, and they are widely used for biomedical purposes. Previously, we showed that a phosphorous-based dendrimer capped with anionic AzaBisPhosphonate groups (so-called AB...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Fruchon S,Mouriot S,Thiollier T,Grandin C,Caminade AM,Turrin CO,Contamin H,Poupot R

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanosized zeolite particles are important materials for many applications in the field of nanotechnology. The possible adverse effects of these nanomaterials on human health have been scarcely investigated and remain largely unknown. This study reports the synthesis of nanozeolites Y and A with particle sizes of 25-10...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Thomassen LC,Napierska D,Dinsdale D,Lievens N,Jammaer J,Lison D,Kirschhock CE,Hoet PH,Martens JA

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) being exploited commercially is growing rapidly, due to the novel properties they exhibit. Clearly, it is important to understand and minimize any risks to health or the environment posed by the presence of ENMs. Data-driven models that decode the relationships between the...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Oksel C,Winkler DA,Ma CY,Wilkins T,Wang XZ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the increasing use of nanometric cerium oxide in applications, concerns about the toxicity of these particles have been raised and have resulted in a large number of studies. We report here on the interactions between 7 nm anionically charged cerium oxide particles and living mammalian cells. By a modification ...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Ould-Moussa N,Safi M,Guedeau-Boudeville MA,Montero D,Conjeaud H,Berret JF

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foodborne nanoparticles (NPs) have drawn great attention due to human health concerns. This study reports the detection of the presence of fluorescent NPs, about 5 nm, in two of the most popular beverages, Coca-Cola (Coke) and Pepsi-Cola (Pepsi). The NPs contain H, C and O, three elements with a tunable emission and w...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Li S,Jiang C,Wang H,Cong S,Tan M

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the production of engineered nanoparticles increases our knowledge of toxicity and mechanisms of bioactivity during relevant exposures is lacking. In the present study mice were exposed to PbO nanoparticles (PbONP; 192.5 µg/m3; 1.93 × 106 particles/cm3) for 2, 5 and 13 weeks through continuous inhalation. The...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Bláhová L,Nováková Z,Večeřa Z,Vrlíková L,Dočekal B,Dumková J,Křůmal K,Mikuška P,Buchtová M,Hampl A,Hilscherová K,Bláha L

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a paucity of data regarding the safety of administering solid gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in large animal tumor models. We assessed the acute toxicity and biodistribution of 5 nm and 25 nm solid AuNPs in New Zealand White rabbits (n = 6 in each) with implanted liver Vx2 tumors 24 h after intravenous injection....

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Glazer ES,Zhu C,Hamir AN,Borne A,Thompson CS,Curley SA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suspensions of the UV filter, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NP), are widely used in sunscreen products. This paper compared the relative disposition and local cytotoxicity of ZnO NP, and zinc ions formed on its dissolution, against keratinocyte cultures and in the human epidermis (ex vivo) after application of suspens...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Holmes AM,Mackenzie L,Roberts MS

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain types of carbon nanotubes (CNT) can evoke inflammation, fibrosis and mesothelioma in vivo, raising concerns about their potential health effects. It has been recently postulated that NLRP3 inflammasome activation is important in the CNT-induced toxicity. However, more comprehensive studies of the protein secre...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Palomäki J,Sund J,Vippola M,Kinaret P,Greco D,Savolainen K,Puustinen A,Alenius H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanodiamonds have been suggested as biocompatible materials and are suitable for various biomedical applications, but little is known about how to synthesize safer nanodiamonds. Herein, seven different detonation-synthesized nanodiamonds (DNDs) with sequential sp3/sp2 carbon ratios were assembled by controlling the ch...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Lee DK,Ha S,Jeon S,Jeong J,Kim DJ,Lee SW,Cho WS

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular adaptation is the dynamic response of a cell to adverse changes in its intra/extra cellular environment. The aims of this study were to investigate the role of: (i) the glutathione antioxidant system, and (ii) the transcription factor EB (TFEB), a newly revealed master regulator of lysosome biogenesis, in cel...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Neibert KD,Maysinger D

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increased production and widespread commercial use of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), human and environmental exposures to silver nanoparticles are inevitably increasing. In particular, persons manufacturing and handling silver nanoparticles and silver nanoparticle containing products are at risk of exposure, p...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Weldon BA,M Faustman E,Oberdörster G,Workman T,Griffith WC,Kneuer C,Yu IJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) have shown great adsorption capacity for arsenic (As); however, the potential impact of TiO2 NPs on the behavior and toxic responses of As remains largely unexplored. In the present study, we focused on the physicochemical interaction between TiO2 NPs and As(III) to clarify th...

journal_title：Nanotoxicology

authors： Wang X,Liu Y,Wang J,Nie Y,Chen S,Hei TK,Deng Z,Wu L,Zhao G,Xu A

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00