Silver nanoparticles: Synthesis, medical applications and biosafety

L Xu, YY Wang, J Huang, CY Chen, ZX Wang… - Theranostics, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been one of the most attractive nanomaterials in
biomedicine due to their unique physicochemical properties. In this paper, we review the …

Health impact of silver nanoparticles: a review of the biodistribution and toxicity following various routes of exposure

Z Ferdous, A Nemmar - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) have gained huge importance in technological
advancements over the past few years. Among the various ENMs, silver nanoparticles …

Metallic nanoparticles as drug delivery system for the treatment of cancer

N Desai, M Momin, T Khan, S Gharat… - Expert opinion on …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The targeted delivery of anticancer agents to tumor is a major challenge
because most of the drugs show off-target effect resulting in nonspecific cell death …

Silver nanoparticles have lethal and sublethal adverse effects on development and longevity by inducing ROS-mediated stress responses

BH Mao, ZY Chen, YJ Wang, SJ Yan - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely used in the household, medical and industrial
sectors due to their effective bactericidal activities and unique plasmonic properties. Despite …

Exposure to inorganic nanoparticles: routes of entry, immune response, biodistribution and in vitro/in vivo toxicity evaluation

V De Matteis - Toxics, 2017 - mdpi.com
The development of different kinds of nanoparticles, showing different physico-chemical
properties, has fostered their large use in many fields, including medicine. As a …

(Intra) cellular stability of inorganic nanoparticles: effects on cytotoxicity, particle functionality, and biomedical applications

SJ Soenen, WJ Parak, J Rejman, B Manshian - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
In recent years, the growth in the field of nanotechnology has stimulated many other areas,
which eventually may involve everyday life uses as well as high-tech biomedical …

Tissue distribution and acute toxicity of silver after single intravenous administration in mice: nano-specific and size-dependent effects

C Recordati, M De Maglie, S Bianchessi… - Particle and fibre …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are an important class of nanomaterials
used as antimicrobial agents for a wide range of medical and industrial applications …

Comparisons of the biodistribution and toxicological examinations after repeated intravenous administration of silver and gold nanoparticles in mice

L Yang, H Kuang, W Zhang, ZP Aguilar, H Wei, H Xu - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Nanoparticles (NPs) size, surface functionalization, and concentration were claimed to
contribute to distribution and toxicity outcomes of NPs in vivo. However, intrinsic chemical …

Mechanisms of silver nanoparticle-induced toxicity and important role of autophagy

BH Mao, JC Tsai, CW Chen, SJ Yan, YJ Wang - Nanotoxicology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Safety concerns have been raised over the extensive applications of silver nanoparticles
(AgNPs) because nano dimensions make them highly bioactive, being potentially harmful to …

[HTML][HTML] Renal clearable inorganic nanoparticles: a new frontier of bionanotechnology

J Liu, M Yu, C Zhou, J Zheng - Materials Today, 2013 - Elsevier
While inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) with tunable and diverse material properties open up
unprecedented opportunities for novel biomedical technologies, translating these NPs into …