Review of antimicrobial nanocoatings in medicine and dentistry: mechanisms of action, biocompatibility performance, safety, and benefits compared to antibiotics

J Butler, RD Handy, M Upton, A Besinis - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
This review discusses topics relevant to the development of antimicrobial nanocoatings and
nanoscale surface modifications for medical and dental applications. Nanomaterials have …

Toxicity of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles: a review

AB Sengul, E Asmatulu - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2020 - Springer
Nanotechnology has recently found applications in many fields such as consumer products,
medicine and environment. Nanoparticles display unique properties and vary widely …

[HTML][HTML] Titanium dioxide nanoparticles in food and personal care products—What do we know about their safety?

J Musial, R Krakowiak, DT Mlynarczyk, T Goslinski… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a material of diverse applications commonly used as a food
additive or cosmetic ingredient. Its prevalence in products of everyday use, especially in …

Safety assessment of titanium dioxide (E171) as a food additive

EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings … - Efsa …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The present opinion deals with an updated safety assessment of the food additive titanium
dioxide (E 171) based on new relevant scientific evidence considered by the Panel to be …

[HTML][HTML] A weight of evidence review of the genotoxicity of titanium dioxide (TiO2)

D Kirkland, MJ Aardema, RV Battersby… - Regulatory Toxicology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Titanium dioxide is a ubiquitous white material found in a diverse range of products from
foods to sunscreens, as a pigment and thickener, amongst other uses. Titanium dioxide has …

Toxicological effects of ingested nanocellulose in in vitro intestinal epithelium and in vivo rat models

GM DeLoid, X Cao, RM Molina, DI Silva… - Environmental …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose is widely used as a thickener and filler in foods and drugs. It has been designated
“generally regarded as safe”(GRAS). Nanocellulose (NC) has many additional potential …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoparticle effects on stress response pathways and nanoparticle–protein interactions

SJ Cameron, J Sheng, F Hosseinian… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanoparticles (NPs) are increasingly used in a wide variety of applications and products;
however, NPs may affect stress response pathways and interact with proteins in biological …

Food additives containing nanoparticles induce gastrotoxicity, hepatotoxicity and alterations in animal behavior: The unknown role of oxidative stress

EI Medina-Reyes, C Rodríguez-Ibarra… - Food and Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Food additives such as titanium dioxide (E171), iron oxides and hydroxides (E172), silver
(E174), and gold (E175) are highly used as colorants while silicon dioxide (E551) is …

Possible adverse effects of food additive E171 (titanium dioxide) related to particle specific human toxicity, including the immune system

NS Bischoff, TM de Kok, DTHM Sijm… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is used as a food additive (E171) and can be found in sauces,
icings, and chewing gums, as well as in personal care products such as toothpaste and …

Genotoxicity testing of nanomaterials

R Landsiedel, N Honarvar, SB Seiffert… - Wiley …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nanomaterials have outstanding and unprecedented advantageous material properties but
may also cause adverse effects in humans upon exposure. Testing nanomaterials for …