Open AccessBiomedical applications of aluminium oxide nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Hassanpour Peyman,
Panahi Yunes,
EbrahimiKalan Abbas,
Akbarzadeh Abolfazl,
Davaran Soodabeh,
Nasibova Aygun N.,
Khalilov Rovshan,
Kavetskyy Taras
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
micro and nano letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 1750-0443
DOI - 10.1049/mnl.2018.5070
Subject(s) - nanotechnology , aluminium , materials science , aluminium oxide , nanoparticle , oxide , human health , aluminum oxide , metallurgy , medicine , environmental health
Aluminium oxide (Al 2 O 3 ) nanoparticles (AlNPs) are class of metal oxide nanoparticles that have diverse biomedical applications owing to their exceptional physicochemical and structural features such as resistance towards wear, chemicals, mechanical stresses as well as their favourable optical properties and a porous vast surface area. Other reasons for widespread applications of AlNPs are their low cost of preparation and easy handling. Therefore, owing to the economic importance, the recent achievements and possible health risks associated with the biomedical applications of AlNPs are overviewed in this work.