Presence and risks of nanosilica in food products

Nanotoxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 393-405

  Dekkers, Susan ^a   Krystek, Petra ^b   Peters, Ruud J B ^c   Lankveld, Danille P K ^a   Bokkers, Bas G H ^a   Van Hoeven Arentzen, Paula H ^a   Bouwmeester, Hans ^c   Oomen, Agnes G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Analytical methods; Food; Nanosilica; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; NANOSILICA; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK FACTORS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 80052082239     PISSN: 17435390     EISSN: 17435404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17435390.2010.519836     Document Type: Article

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