Nanotoxicology
Book chapter
Authors | Dominique Balharry, Eva Gubbins, Helinor Johnston, Kermanizadeh, A. and Vicki Stone |
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Abstract | As the production and use of nanomaterials (NMs) in medicine and many other applications develops, so the need to understand the potential risks posed by NMs to human health (and the environment) increases (Aitken et al. 2006). At the nanoscale (1-100 nm), materials exhibit properties that are different to larger or bulk materials. These new properties are exploited by researchers and industry to generate new products; however, the same properties can also inuence how the NM behaves in biological systems, including affecting toxicity. Nanotoxicology is a relatively new eld of research that aims to assess the human and environmental hazard of nanomaterials. In recent years, this new discipline has seen a rapid expansion in the number of studies concerned with assessing the safety of engineered NMs (Figure 20.1). |
Keywords | Nanomaterials; NMs; Nanotoxicology |
Year | 2015 |
Book title | Nanoparticles in the Lung |
Book authors | Akira Tsuda and Peter Gehr |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Place of publication | Boca Raton |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN | 9780429247132 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.1201/b17943/nanoparticles-lung-akira-tsuda-peter-gehr |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 02 Jan 2015 |
2015 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 08 Jun 2023 |
Journal | Nanoparticles in the lung: Environmental exposure and drug delivery |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/9z256/nanotoxicology
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