Nanotoxicology: Characterization, Dosing and Health Effects

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Nancy A. Monteiro-Riviere, C. Lang Tran
CRC Press, 25. juli 2007 - 392 sider
Nanomaterials - structures with characteristic dimensions between 1 and 100 nm -exhibit a variety of unique and tunable chemical and physical properties that have made engineered nanoparticles central components in an array of emerging technologies. The use of nanotechnology is increasing; however its potential adverse effects on human health are n
 

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Laying a Firm Foundation for Sustainable Nanotechnologies
1
Implications for Toxicological Studies
7
Chapter 3 EffectOriented Physicochemical Characterization of Nanomaterials
19
Chapter 4 Physiocochemical Characteristics of Nanoparticles that Determine Potential Toxicity
59
Chapter 5 Exposure Assessment Considerations for Nanoparticles in the Workplace
71
Insights from Drug Delivery
85
Dendrimers as Experimental Exemplars and a Proposed Physical Mechanism
99
Chapter 8 Placental Biological Barrier Models for Evaluation of Nanoparticle Transfer
115
Chapter 15 Carbon Nanotube Exposure and Risk for Cardiovascular Effects
237
Assessing the Mechanisms
247
Chapter 17 Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Effects of Nanoparticles
267
Chapter 18 Understanding the Potential Neurotoxicology of Nanoparticles
299
Chapter 19 Dermal Effects of Nanomaterials
317
Chapter 20 Toxicity of Nanoparticles in the Eye
339
Chapter 21 Nanoparticle Interactions with Biological Systems and Subsequent Activation of Intracellular Signaling Mechanisms
351
Occurrences Fate and Characterization of Nanoparticles in the Environment
369

Chapter 9 Pharmacokinetics of Nanomaterials
127
Issues and Challenges
141
Lessons from Ultrafine Diesel Exhaust Particles and Fine Mineral Dusts
153
Genotoxicity to Genomics
173
Chapter 13 Effect of Carbon Nanotube Exposure on Keratinocyte Protein Expression
197
Chapter 14 Critical Issues in the Evaluation of Possible Adverse Pumlonary Effects Resulting from Airborne Nanoparticles
225
Chapter 23 Impact of Nanoparticles on Aquatic Organisms
391
Chapter 24 The Environmental Implications of Nanomaterials
405
How Do We Move Forward?
419
Index
425
Back cover
435
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