Davood Najafi

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

[ 1 ] - Toxicity of manufactured copper nanoparticles - A review

The health effects of nanoparticles (NPs) are raising considerable and growing concerns from the public and government around the world. Nano-metals are new forms of metal with special properties, but are characterized by having a particle size of less than 100 nm. Copper is an essential trace element and its deficiency leads to different diseases in humans. In gen...

[ 2 ] - Investigation of hematotoxic effect of nano ZnO, nano Fe3O4 and nano SiO2 in vitro

Objective(s): Evaluation of nanomaterials interaction with blood ingredients is a part of preclinical risk assessment of newly-synthesized materials, especially for nano-sized pharmaceuticals which are intravenously administrated. The red blood cells (RBCs) are susceptible to oxidative stress damage. This study was designed to evaluate induced oxidative hematotoxic effect of na...