Nanotoxicology: a personal perspective.

نویسنده

  • Mark M Banaszak Holl
چکیده

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.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology

دوره 1 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009