Safety evaluation of sunscreen formulations containing titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles in UVB sunburned skin: An In vitro and in vivo study

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 264-280

  Monteiro Riviere, N A ^a   Wiench, K ^b   Landsiedel, R ^b   Schulte, S ^b   Inman, A O ^a   Riviere, J E ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nanoparticles; Skin penetration; Sunburn skin; Sunscreens; Titanium dioxide (TiO2); Zinc oxide (ZnO)

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE; OIL; SUNSCREEN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER; ZINC OXIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDERMIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; SKIN; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN SURFACE; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ANIMALS; ERYTHEMA; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PARTICLE SIZE; SKIN; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; SWINE; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; ZINC OXIDE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 80052505577     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfr148     Document Type: Article

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