Nanotoxicity - an electrochemist’s perspective

Nanotoxicity: An Interplay of Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Cell Death

Nanoparticles are emerging as a useful tool for a wide variety of biomedical, consumer and instrumental applications that include drug delivery systems, biosensors and environmental sensors. In particular, nanoparticles have been shown to offer greater specificity with enhanced bioavailability and less detrimental side effects as compared to the existing conventional therapies in nanomedicine. ...

The Origin of Nanotoxicity: Physical Damage

Now safety concern of in vivo nano-carriers toxicity is apparently hindering the extensive applications of nanotechnology in medical sciences. Many studies on the effects of nanomaterials in vitro and in vivo have been published, and revealed that nanomaterials including carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, quantum dots (for example CdS) and oxide nanoparticles (NPs) (for example ZnO, CuO and TiO2) ex...

Nanotoxicity and the importance of being earnest.

In the process of advancing new technologies, in particular those intended to improve human health, it is not an uncommon observation that its proponents glorify the benefitswith directnesswhile addressing the unresolved matters in vaguer terms. More often, however, real progress requires at the very least the ability to fully appreciate overt or hidden dangers of new medical treatments. In a s...

Gender: An Emotional Intelligence Perspective

Dear Editor:    The rising importance of emotional intelligence gives a clear idea of the significant differences between men and women, since men and women are emotionally intelligent in different ways. Understanding and appreciating such differences leads to the improvement of the existing relationships and to the establishment of new relationships in a satisfying manner.       One of the pri...

Editorial: Neurotechnology: An Engineering Perspective