Challenges in assessing nanomaterial toxicology: A personal perspective

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 569-577

  Geraci, Charles L ^a   Castranova, Vincent ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TESTS; CULTURE MEDIA; IN-VITRO; NANOMATERIAL; NANOTOXICOLOGY; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTHS; PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POTENTIAL HEALTH; PREVENTION MEASURES; RISKS OF EXPOSURE; STRUCTURE SIZES; WORKPLACE EXPOSURE;

NANOPARTICLES; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RATING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HEALTH RISKS;

CARBON NANOTUBE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; NANOWIRE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOWIRE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LUNG FIBROSIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WORKPLACE; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; HUMANS; MICE; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; RATS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 79952196769     PISSN: 19395116     EISSN: 19390041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wnan.108     Document Type: Article

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