Titanium dioxide nanoparticles in food and personal care products—What do we know about their safety?

J Musial, R Krakowiak, DT Mlynarczyk, T Goslinski… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

Nanotechnology-based sunscreens—a review

AC Santos, J Marto, R Chá-Chá, AM Martins… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
The daily use of sun protection is essential to prevent the damaging effect of incident solar
ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Sunscreens are cosmetic products containing UV filters as active …

Nano revolution: exploring the frontiers of nanomaterials in science, technology, and society

NB Singh, B Kumar, UL Usman… - Nano-Structures & Nano …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has emerged as a transformative force, driving breakthroughs across a
wide range of fields including materials science, electronics, medicine, agriculture, and …

Finding nano: Challenges involved in monitoring the presence and fate of engineered titanium dioxide nanoparticles in aquatic environments

S Heilgeist, R Sekine, O Sahin, RA Stewart - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, titanium dioxide (TiO2) has increasingly been used as an inorganic
ultraviolet (UV) filter for sun protection. However, nano-TiO2 may also pose risks to the …

Attenuation of UV absorption by poly (lactic acid)-iron oxide nanocomposite particles and their potential application in sunscreens

D Cardillo, V Sencadas, T Devers, MM Islam… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The topical application of sunscreen and cosmetic products that afford protection from
terrestrial ultraviolet radiation to reduce the risk of developing skin cancer is an integral part …

Toxicity of orally administered food‐grade titanium dioxide nanoparticles

HY Han, MJ Yang, C Yoon, GH Lee… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This year, France banned the application of titanium dioxide nanoparticles as a food additive
(hereafter, E171) based on the insufficient oral toxicity data. Here, we investigated the …

[HTML][HTML] Y2O3 decorated TiO2 nanoparticles: Enhanced UV attenuation and suppressed photocatalytic activity with promise for cosmetic and sunscreen applications

MC Borrás, R Sluyter, PJ Barker, K Konstantinov… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanoparticulate titanium dioxide (TiO 2) is widely used in cosmetic products and
sunscreens. However, primarily due to their photocatalytic activity, some TiO 2 products …

Development of CeO 2 nanodot encrusted TiO 2 nanoparticles with reduced photocatalytic activity and increased biocompatibility towards a human keratinocyte cell …

A Morlando, MC Borrás, Y Rehman… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles when exposed
to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, particularly wavelengths between 320–400 nm, has raised …

Size matters! Issues and challenges with nanoparticulate UV filters

C Surber, J Plautz, S Dähnhardt-Pfeiffer… - Challenges in Sun …, 2021 - karger.com
Preparations containing pigments have been used since ancient times to protect against
negative effects of solar radiation. Since the 1950s, sunscreen products containing …

Fast and non-destructive neutron activation analysis for simultaneous determination of TiO2 and SiO2 in sunscreens with attention to regulatory and research issues

E Sabbioni, S Manenti, R Magarini, C Petrarca… - Analytica Chimica …, 2022 - Elsevier
A new instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) for the simultaneous determination of
titanium (TiO 2) and silica (SiO 2) dioxide as UV-filters in sunscreens is described. Samples …