Background Together with poor biodegradability and insufficient recycling, the massive
production and use of plastics have led to widespread environmental contamination by nano …

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a material of diverse applications commonly used as a food
additive or cosmetic ingredient. Its prevalence in products of everyday use, especially in …

The present opinion deals with an updated safety assessment of the food additive titanium
dioxide (E 171) based on new relevant scientific evidence considered by the Panel to be …

Nanotoxicology and nanomedicine are two sub-disciplines of nanotechnology focusing on
the phenomena, mechanisms, and engineering at the nano-bio interface. For the better part …

The topic of gut microbiota and the microbiota-gut-brain (MGB) axis has become the
forefront of research and reports in the past few years. The gut microbiota is a dynamic …

Copper and Zinc oxides nanoparticles (CuO and ZnO NPs, respectively) are among the
most produced and commonly used engineered nanomaterials. They can be released into …

Food grade titanium dioxide (TiO 2) has been widely used as a food additive in the food
industry. Compared to TiO 2 bulk particles, TiO 2 nanoparticles (TiO 2 NPs) has even more …

Nowadays, nanomaterials (NMs) are widely present in daily life due to their significant
benefits, as demonstrated by their application in many fields such as biomedicine …

The emergence of nanotechnology has created unprecedented hopes for addressing
several unmet industrial and clinical issues, including the growing threat so‐termed …

There has long been a great concern with growing anthropogenic contaminants and their
ecological and toxicological effects on living organisms and the surrounding environment for …