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Nanotoxicology: a personal perspective

  1. Prof. Mark M. Banaszak Holl*

Article first published online: 12 FEB 2009

DOI: 10.1002/wnan.27

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Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology

Volume 1, Issue 4, pages 353–359, July/August 2009

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Holl, M. M. B. (2009), Nanotoxicology: a personal perspective. WIREs Nanomed Nanobiotechnol, 1: 353–359. doi: 10.1002/wnan.27

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  1. Chemistry Department and Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Programs in Applied Physics and Biophysics, Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1055, USA

*Chemistry Department and Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Programs in Applied Physics and Biophysics, Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA.

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  1. Issue published online: 17 JUN 2009
  2. Article first published online: 12 FEB 2009

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Abstract

Nanoparticles arise from a wide variety of natural and man-made sources and have a diverse array of biological, chemical, and physical properties. The toxicity of these particles can be roughly divided into two categories: 1) the enhanced delivery of toxic agents 2) toxicity induced the properties of the particle itself. The use of nanoparticles to provide enhanced delivery of chemotherapeutics is presented followed by a discussion of the size-based effects of electron transfer and physical membrane disruption. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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