A critical review on silver nanoparticles: From synthesis and applications to its mitigation through low-cost adsorption by biochar

MA Islam, MV Jacob, E Antunes - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Silver nanoparticles are one of the most beneficial forms of heavy metals in nanotechnology
applications. Due to its exceptional antimicrobial properties, low electrical and thermal …

[HTML][HTML] Toxicity of Ag, CuO and ZnO nanoparticles to selected environmentally relevant test organisms and mammalian cells in vitro: a critical review

O Bondarenko, K Juganson, A Ivask, K Kasemets… - Archives of …, 2013 - Springer
Nanoparticles (NPs) of copper oxide (CuO), zinc oxide (ZnO) and especially nanosilver are
intentionally used to fight the undesirable growth of bacteria, fungi and algae. Release of …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular toxicity mechanism of nanosilver

D McShan, PC Ray, H Yu - Journal of food and drug analysis, 2014 - Elsevier
Silver is an ancient antibiotic that has found many new uses due to its unique properties on
the nanoscale. Due to its presence in many consumer products, the toxicity of nanosilver has …

Silver nanoparticle applications and human health

M Ahamed, MS AlSalhi, MKJ Siddiqui - Clinica chimica acta, 2010 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology is rapidly growing with nanoparticles produced and utilized in a wide range
of commercial products throughout the world. For example, silver nanoparticles (Ag NP) are …

Silver nanoparticles: behaviour and effects in the aquatic environment

J Fabrega, SN Luoma, CR Tyler, TS Galloway… - Environment …, 2011 - Elsevier
This review summarises and evaluates the present knowledge on the behaviour, the
biological effects and the routes of uptake of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) to organisms, with …

Toxicity of metal oxide nanoparticles: mechanisms, characterization, and avoiding experimental artefacts

AB Djurišić, YH Leung, AMC Ng, XY Xu, PKH Lee… - Small, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Metal oxide nanomaterials are widely used in practical applications and represent a class of
nanomaterials with the highest global annual production. Many of those, such as TiO2 and …

Silver nanoparticles in the environment

S Yu, Y Yin, J Liu - Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are well known for their excellent antibacterial ability and
superior physical properties, and are widely used in a growing number of applications …

Mechanism of Silver Nanoparticle Toxicity Is Dependent on Dissolved Silver and Surface Coating in Caenorhabditis elegans

X Yang, AP Gondikas, SM Marinakos… - … science & technology, 2012 - ACS Publications
The rapidly increasing use of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) in consumer products and
medical applications has raised ecological and human health concerns. A key question for …

Emerging trends in nanoparticle toxicity and the significance of using Daphnia as a model organism

Z Liu, CR Malinowski, MS Sepúlveda - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoparticle production is on the rise due to its many uses in the burgeoning
nanotechnology industry. Although nanoparticles have growing applications, there is great …

Nanomaterials and the environment: a review for the biennium 2008–2010

JR Peralta-Videa, L Zhao, ML Lopez-Moreno… - Journal of hazardous …, 2011 - Elsevier
Applications of nanotechnology are touching almost every aspect of modern life. The
increased use of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) in consumer products, chemical and …