In Vitro Phototoxicity and Hazard Identification of Nano-scale Titanium Dioxide

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 258, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 226-236

  Sanders, Kristen ^a   Degn, Laura L ^a   Mundy, William R ^a   Zucker, Robert M ^a   Dreher, Kevin ^a   Zhao, Baozhong ^b,d   Roberts, Joan E ^b,c   Boyes, William K ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR NANOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Nanoparticles; Phototoxicity; Retinal pigment epithelium; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIGHT SCATTERING; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOTOXICITY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIGHT; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; SCATTERING, RADIATION; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84855778544     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2011.10.023     Document Type: Article

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