Mechanisms of toxic action of Ag, ZnO and CuO nanoparticles to selected ecotoxicological test organisms and mammalian cells in vitro: A comparative review

A Ivask, K Juganson, O Bondarenko, M Mortimer… - …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Silver, ZnO and CuO nanoparticles (NPs) are increasingly used as biocides. There
is however increasing evidence of their threat to “non-target” organisms. In such a context …

Toxicity of Ag, CuO and ZnO nanoparticles to selected environmentally relevant test organisms and mammalian cells in vitro: a critical review

O Bondarenko, K Juganson, A Ivask, K Kasemets… - Archives of …, 2013 - Springer
Nanoparticles (NPs) of copper oxide (CuO), zinc oxide (ZnO) and especially nanosilver are
intentionally used to fight the undesirable growth of bacteria, fungi and algae. Release of …

Toxicity of silver nanoparticles in biological systems: does the complexity of biological systems matter?

R Vazquez-Muñoz, B Borrego, K Juárez-Moreno… - Toxicology letters, 2017 - Elsevier
Currently, nanomaterials are more frequently in our daily life, specifically in biomedicine,
electronics, food, textiles and catalysis just to name a few. Although nanomaterials provide …

Toxicity of silver nanomaterials in higher eukaryotes

M Kruszewski, K Brzoska, G Brunborg, N Asare… - Advances in molecular …, 2011 - Elsevier
The rapid expansion of nanotechnology promises to have significant benefits to society, yet
there is increasing concern that exposure to nanoparticles (particles typically< 100 nm in …

A review on silver nanoparticles-induced ecotoxicity and the underlying toxicity mechanisms

J Du, J Tang, S Xu, J Ge, Y Dong, H Li, M Jin - Regulatory Toxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) are increasingly being applied in many consumer
products due to their unique properties. Widespread use of Ag-NPs leads to an increasing …

Size-Dependent Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles to Bacteria, Yeast, Algae, Crustaceans and Mammalian Cells In Vitro

A Ivask, I Kurvet, K Kasemets, I Blinova, V Aruoja… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The concept of nanotechnologies is based on size-dependent properties of particles in the 1–
100 nm range. However, the relation between the particle size and biological effects is still …

Silver nanoparticles: Toxicity in model organisms as an overview of its hazard for human health and the environment

GR Tortella, O Rubilar, N Durán, MC Diez… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have attracted remarkable attention due to their powerful
antimicrobial action as well as their particular physicochemical properties. This has led to …

Toxicity of copper oxide nanoparticles: a review study

S Naz, A Gul, M Zia - IET nanobiotechnology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) use has exponentially increased in various
applications (such as industrial catalyst, gas sensors, electronic materials, biomedicines …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review on silver nanoparticles-induced cytotoxicity: Physicochemical properties and perspectives

M Akter, MT Sikder, MM Rahman, AKMA Ullah… - Journal of advanced …, 2018 - Elsevier
With the development of nanotechnology, silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) have become one
of the most in-demand nanoparticles owing to their exponential number of uses in various …

Reactivity of inorganic nanoparticles in biological environments: insights into nanotoxicity mechanisms

E Casals, E Gonzalez, VF Puntes - Journal of Physics D: Applied …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
A deeper understanding of the behaviour of inorganic nanoparticles in biological media is
needed not only to fully control and develop the potential of these materials but also to …