Drug delivery by inhalation is a noninvasive means of administration that has following
advantages for local treatment for airway diseases: reaching the epithelium directly …

The increasing manufacture and use of products based on nanotechnology raises concerns
for both workers and consumers. Various studies report induction of pulmonary inflammation …

Increased levels of particulate air pollution are associated with increased respiratory and
cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Some epidemiologic and toxicological researches …

The use of nanoscale materials is growing exponentially, but concerns rise about the human
hazards cannot be ignored. Nanotechnology has penetrated deep into our lives in …

Several diesel exhaust (DE) characteristics, comprising both particle and gas phase,
recognized as important when linking with health effects, are not reported in human …

Understanding the oxidative reactivity of nanoparticles (NPs;< 100 nm) could substantially
contribute to explaining their toxicity. We attempted to refine the use of 2′ 7 …

The aim of this work was to assess ultrafine particles (UFP) number concentrations in
different microenvironments of P ortuguese preschools and to estimate the respective …

In recent years, the adverse health effects attributed to air pollution have been a focus of
intense study. Exposure to pollutants such as airborne particulate matter (PM) and ozone …

People who live in Appalachian areas where coal mining is prominent have increased
health problems compared with people in non-mining areas of Appalachia. Coal mines and …

This paper deals with the effect of different size gold nanoparticles on the fluidity of lipid
membrane at different regions of the bilayer. To investigate this, we have considered …