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Nanotoxicology: a personal perspective
Author(s) -
Holl Mark M. Banaszak
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
wiley interdisciplinary reviews: nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.175
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1939-0041
pISSN - 1939-5116
DOI - 10.1002/wnan.27
Subject(s) - nanotoxicology , nanotechnology , toxicity , nanoparticle , perspective (graphical) , particle (ecology) , chemistry , biochemical engineering , materials science , computer science , engineering , biology , organic chemistry , ecology , artificial intelligence
Nanoparticles arise from a wide variety of natural and man‐made sources and have a diverse array of biological, chemical, and physical properties. The toxicity of these particles can be roughly divided into two categories: 1) the enhanced delivery of toxic agents 2) toxicity induced the properties of the particle itself. The use of nanoparticles to provide enhanced delivery of chemotherapeutics is presented followed by a discussion of the size‐based effects of electron transfer and physical membrane disruption. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. This article is categorized under: Toxicology and Regulatory Issues in Nanomedicine > Toxicology of Nanomaterials