Application of ZnO-based nanocomposites for vaccines and cancer immunotherapy

P Sharma, NY Jang, JW Lee, BC Park, YK Kim… - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Engineering and application of nanomaterials have recently helped advance various
biomedical fields. Zinc oxide (ZnO)-based nanocomposites have become one of the most …

Exposure to trace elements and risk of skin cancer: a systematic review of epidemiologic studies

NH Matthews, K Fitch, WQ Li, JS Morris… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2019 - AACR
Exposure to environmental trace elements has been studied in relation to many cancers.
However, an association between exposure to trace elements and skin cancer remains less …

Size-dependent maternal-fetal transfer and fetal developmental toxicity of ZnO nanoparticles after oral exposures in pregnant mice

C Teng, J Jia, Z Wang, VK Sharma, B Yan - … and Environmental Safety, 2019 - Elsevier
The widespread application of nanomaterial-based products has caused safety concerns
worldwide, especially for susceptible pregnant population. Here, we revealed the effect of …

Cross-correlative single-cell analysis reveals biological mechanisms of nanoparticle radiosensitization

T Turnbull, M Douglass, NH Williamson, D Howard… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticle radiosensitization has been demonstrated well to enhance the effects of
radiotherapy, motivate the improvement of therapeutic ratios, and decrease morbidity in …

Environmental impact of ZnO nanoparticles evaluated by in vitro simulated digestion

L Voss, PEJ Saloga, V Stock, L Böhmert… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2019 - ACS Publications
ZnO nanoparticles are found in different food and consumer products, and their toxicological
effects are still under investigation. It is therefore important to understand their behavior in …

A quantitative study of intercellular heterogeneity in gold nanoparticle uptake across multiple cell lines

T Turnbull, B Thierry, I Kempson - Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2019 - Springer
Quantification of intercellular heterogeneity in nanoparticle association is of paramount
interest in research investigating applications of nanoparticles in the biomedical space. In …

[HTML][HTML] Realistic exposure study assists risk assessments of ZnO nanoparticle sunscreens and allays safety concerns

PFA Wright - Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2019 - Elsevier
The findings of a new study by Mohammed et al. show that after repeated hourly or daily
topical applications typically used for sunscreens, zinc oxide nanoparticles do not penetrate …

Simultaneous quantification and visualization of titanium dioxide nanomaterial uptake at the single cell level in an in vitro model of the human small intestine

T Meyer, T Venus, H Sieg, L Böhmert, BM Kunz… - Small …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Useful properties render titanium dioxide nanomaterials (NMs) to be one of the most
commonly used NMs worldwide. TiO2 powder is used as food additives (E171), which may …

Risks of nanotechnology to human life

M Nasrollahzadeh, SM Sajadi - Interface science and technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has been described as the next revolution to hit many industries such as
chemistry, medicine, materials science, and engineering. The different risks associated with …

Safety issue of changed nanotoxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles in the multicomponent system

Y Huang, L Ding, C Li, M Wu, M Wang… - Particle & Particle …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
When nanomaterials are exposed to complex systems, such as food, they may cause
significant changes in physical and chemical properties and even toxicity. The toxicity …