Engineered nanomaterials for plant growth and development: a perspective analysis

SK Verma, AK Das, MK Patel, A Shah, V Kumar… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
With the overwhelmingly rapid advancement in the field of nanotechnology, the engineered
nanomaterials (ENMs) have been extensively used in various areas of the plant system …

[HTML][HTML] Nanosensor applications in plant science

DS Shaw, KC Honeychurch - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plant science is a major research topic addressing some of the most important global
challenges we face today, including energy and food security. Plant science has a role in the …

Assessing the environmental effects related to quantum dot structure, function, synthesis and exposure

MS Giroux, Z Zahra, OA Salawu, RM Burgess… - Environmental …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantum dots (QDs) are engineered semiconductor nanocrystals with unique fluorescent,
quantum confinement, and quantum yield properties, making them valuable in a range of …

New insights into the safety assessment of quantum dots: potential release pathways, environmental transformations, and health risks

Q Liu, X Ding, Y Pang, Y Cao, J Lei, J Wu… - Environmental Science …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantum dots (QDs), also known as “artificial atoms”, are a new class of engineering
nanoparticles. They are semiconductor nanocrystals composed of a few atoms and have …

The use of comet assay in plant toxicology: recent advances

CLV Santos, B Pourrut… - Frontiers in Genetics, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The systematic study of genotoxicity in plants induced by contaminants and other stress
agents has been hindered to date by the lack of reliable and robust biomarkers. The comet …

[HTML][HTML] A review on in vivo and in vitro nanotoxicological studies in plants: A headlight for future targets

R Tarrahi, S Mahjouri, A Khataee - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2021 - Elsevier
Owing to the unique properties and useful applications in numerous fields, nanomaterials
(NMs) received a great attention. The mass production of NMs has raised major concern for …

Cadmium selenide (CdSe) quantum dots cause genotoxicity and oxidative stress in Allium cepa plants

R Banerjee, P Goswami, M Chakrabarti… - … /Genetic Toxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Quantum Dots (QDs), are considered as promising tools for biomedical
applications. They have potential applications in agricultural industries, novel pesticide …

The comet assay in higher terrestrial plant model: review and evolutionary trends

C Lanier, N Manier, D Cuny, A Deram - Environmental Pollution, 2015 - Elsevier
The comet assay is a sensitive technique for the measurement of DNA damage in individual
cells. Although it has been primarily applied to animal cells, its adaptation to higher plant …

Impact of nanomaterials on plant physiology and functions

R Singla, A Kumari, SK Yadav - Nanomaterials and plant potential, 2019 - Springer
Nanotechnology has opened up novel applications in the field of biotechnology and crop
production, as nanomaterials possess unique features such as high surface area and high …