Nanomaterials Safety : Toxicity And Health Hazards

Nanomaterials Safety : Toxicity And Health Hazards / Shyamasree Ghosh.

This monograph summarizes the current knowledge on potential health hazards induced by nanomaterials from different sources and sort such as food, drugs and silver nanoparticles. Methods to assess toxicity as well as known effects on the genome, neuronal and respiratory system are discussed. Besides...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ghosh, Shyamasree (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2018]
Subjects:
Nanostructured materials > Health aspects.
Nanostructured materials > Toxicology.
SCIENCE > Nanoscience.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgment
  • Contents
  • 1. Nanomaterials safety and health hazard
  • 2. Nanotoxicity and the immune system
  • 3. Nanoparticles and stem cells
  • 4. Nanoparticles and brain
  • 5. Nanoparticles, neurotoxicity and safety in application to neurological disorders
  • 6. Health effects of inhaled nanomaterials
  • 7. Nanoparticles and genotoxicity
  • 8. Nanoparticles and occupational health hazards
  • 9. Toxicity and effect of nanoparticles on liver and kidneys, and kidney disorders
  • 10. Nanomaterials and aquatic toxicity
  • 11. Nanotoxicity and plants
  • Glossary
  • Abbreviations
  • Index

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