An overview on nanoparticles used in biomedicine and their cytotoxicity

M Nikzamir, A Akbarzadeh, Y Panahi - Journal of Drug Delivery Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology is the development of engineered nanoparticles to use in biomedical
applications. Nanoparticles have unique physicochemical properties for use in biomedicine …

Role of autophagy in cadmium‐induced hepatotoxicity and liver diseases

S Niture, M Lin, Q Qi, JT Moore, KE Levine… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic pollutant that is associated with several severe human diseases. Cd
can be easily absorbed in significant quantities from air contamination/industrial pollution …

The DNA damage potential of quantum dots: Toxicity, mechanism and challenge

Y Yao, T Zhang, M Tang - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor nanoparticles (1–10 nm) with excellent optical and
electrical properties. As QDs show great promise for applications in fields such as …

MPA-capped CdTequantum dots induces endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated autophagy and apoptosis through generation of reactive oxygen species in human …

T Zhang, J Lu, Y Yao, Y Pang, X Ding, M Tang - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
The rapid developments in nanotechnology have brought increased attention to the safety of
Quantum Dots (QDs). Exploring their mechanisms of toxicity and characterizing their toxic …

CdTe quantum dots prepared using herbal species and microorganisms and their anti-cancer, drug delivery and antibacterial applications; a review

M Akbari, M Rahimi-Nasrabadi, M Eghbali-Arani… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the developing areas of nanotechnology is the production and application of
nanoscale materials, with large surface/volume ratios, which provides them with the specific …

An update on the biological effects of quantum dots: From environmental fate to risk assessment based on multiple biological models

X Wang, T Wu - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Quantum dots (QDs) are zero-dimension nanomaterials with excellent physical and
chemical properties, which have been widely used in environmental science and …

Intracellular reactive oxygen species trigger mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis in cadmium telluride quantum dots-induced liver damage

Q Liu, D Wu, Y Ma, Y Cao, Y Pang, M Tang, Y Pu… - NanoImpact, 2022 - Elsevier
Quantum dots (QDs), also known as semiconductor QDs, have specific
photoelectricproperties which find application in bioimaging, solar cells, and light-emitting …

A multiscale study of the effects of a diet containing CdSe/ZnS-COOH quantum dots on Salmo trutta fario L.: potential feed-related nanotoxicity

V Skrodenytė-Arbačiauskienė, R Butrimienė… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Quantum dots (QDs) receive widespread attention in industrial and biomedical fields, but the
risks posed by the use of nanoparticles to aquatic organisms and the associated …

[HTML][HTML] Application of Se-Met to CdTe QDs significantly reduces toxicity by modulating redox balance and inhibiting apoptosis

X Ni, Y Lu, M Li, Y Liu, M Zhang, F Sun, S Dong… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cadmium tellurium quantum dots (CdTe QDs) as one of the most widely used QDs have
been reported the toxicity and biosafety in recent years, little work has been done to reduce …

Adverse reproductive and developmental consequences of quantum dots

Y Yao, Z Chen, T Zhang, M Tang - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Quantum dots (QDs), with a size of 1–10 nm, are luminescent semiconductor nanocrystals
characterized by a shell-core structure. Notably, QDs have potential application in …