Mechanisms of genotoxicity. A review of in vitro and in vivo studies with engineered nanoparticles

Z Magdolenova, A Collins, A Kumar, A Dhawan… - …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Engineered nanoparticles (NPs) are widely used in different technologies but their unique
properties might also cause adverse health effects. In reviewing recent in vitro and in vivo …

Towards a definition of inorganic nanoparticles from an environmental, health and safety perspective

M Auffan, J Rose, JY Bottero, GV Lowry… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
The regulation of engineered nanoparticles requires a widely agreed definition of such
particles. Nanoparticles are routinely defined as particles with sizes between about 1 and …

Cellular toxicity of inorganic nanoparticles: common aspects and guidelines for improved nanotoxicity evaluation

SJ Soenen, P Rivera-Gil, JM Montenegro, WJ Parak… - Nano today, 2011 - Elsevier
The safe use of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) in biomedical applications remains an
unresolved issue. The present review presents an overview of the cytotoxic effects of …

Potential toxicity of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION)

N Singh, GJS Jenkins, R Asadi, SH Doak - Nano reviews, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) are being widely used for various
biomedical applications, for example, magnetic resonance imaging, targeted delivery of …

Overcoming colloidal nanoparticle aggregation in biological milieu for cancer therapeutic delivery: Perspectives of materials and particle design

SH Lim, TW Wong, WX Tay - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles as cancer therapeutic carrier fail in clinical translation due to complex
biological environments in vivo consisting of electrolytes and proteins which render …

Potential scenarios for nanomaterial release and subsequent alteration in the environment

B Nowack, JF Ranville, S Diamond… - Environmental …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The risks associated with exposure to engineered nanomaterials (ENM) will be determined
in part by the processes that control their environmental fate and transformation. These …

Assessing the in vitro and in vivo toxicity of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles

M Mahmoudi, H Hofmann… - Chemical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology has become a key word of public interest, since people realized the social
and economic power of nanotechnology development. Nanotechnology has already …

NanoGenotoxicology: the DNA damaging potential of engineered nanomaterials

N Singh, B Manshian, GJS Jenkins, SM Griffiths… - Biomaterials, 2009 - Elsevier
With the rapid expansion in the nanotechnology industry, it is essential that the safety of
engineered nanomaterials and the factors that influence their associated hazards are …

Nanotechnology and in Situ Remediation: A Review of the Benefits and Potential Risks

B Karn, T Kuiken, M Otto - Environmental health perspectives, 2009 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Objective Although industrial sectors involving semiconductors; memory and storage
technologies; display, optical, and photonic technologies; energy; biotechnology; and health …

X-ray-based techniques to study the nano–bio interface

C Sanchez-Cano, RA Alvarez-Puebla, JM Abendroth… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
X-ray-based analytics are routinely applied in many fields, including physics, chemistry,
materials science, and engineering. The full potential of such techniques in the life sciences …