Nanomaterials have gained a rapid increase in use in a variety of applications that pertain to
many aspects of human life. The majority of these innovations are centered on medical …

Technological, agricultural, and medical advances have improved the lifestyle of
humankind. However, these advances have caused new problems that affect the …

Engineered nanomaterials offer numerous and tantalizing opportunities in many sectors of
society, including medicine. Needless to say, attention should also be paid to the potential …

During the last two decades several nanoscale materials were engineered for industrial and
medical applications. Among them carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are the most exploited …

Chemical functionalization broadens carbon nanotube (CNT) applications, conferring new
functions, but at the same time potentially altering toxicity. Although considerable …

Background Exposure to fine and ultra-fine ambient particles is still a problem of concern in
many industrialised parts of the world and the intensified use of nanotechnology may further …

In all branches of toxicology, the biologically effective dose (BED) is thefraction of the total
dose of a toxin that actually drives any toxic effect. Knowledge of the BED has a number of …

The importance of timely diagnosis and the complete treatment of lung cancer for many
people with this deadly disease daily increases due to its high mortality. Diagnosis and …

In an evaluation of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for the IARC Monograph 111, the Mechanisms
Subgroup was tasked with assessing the strength of evidence on the potential …

Recently, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have attracted a lot of attention in the field of cancer
diagnosis and therapy. The probability of variable functionalization, compatibility with …