Fullerenes and related carbon based derivatives have shown a growing relevance in
biology and medicine, mainly due to the unique electronic and structural properties that …

Nanoparticles are emerging as a useful tool for a wide variety of biomedical, consumer and
instrumental applications that include drug delivery systems, biosensors and environmental …

Neutrophils and macrophages are major components of innate systems, playing central
roles in inflammation responses to infections and tissue injury. If they are out of control …

Background Epidemiological and animal studies provide compelling indications that
environmental and engineered nanomaterials (NMs) pose a risk for pregnancy, fetal …

The production of nanomaterials increases every year exponentially and therefore the
probability these novel materials that they could cause adverse outcomes for human health …

Major molecular mechanisms that underpin the toxicity of nanoparticles (NPs) are the
formation of reactive oxygen species and the induction of inflammation. The latter is …

Nanoparticles have emerged as a boon for the public health applications such as drug
delivery, diagnostic, and imaging. Biodegradable and non-bio degradable nanoparticles …

Neutrophils are key components of the innate arm of the immune system and represent the
frontline of host defense against intruding pathogens. However, neutrophils can also cause …

Research efforts on nanomaterial-based therapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases
and cancer have spiked and have made rapid progress over the past years. Nanomedicine …

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are considered to be among the most promising materials of the
twenty first century due to their electronic, optical, mechanical, and thermodynamic …