Engineered nanostructures: A review of their synthesis, characterization and toxic hazard considerations

Arabian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 10, Issue , 2017, Pages S376-S388

  Al Mubaddel, Fahad S ^a   Haider, Sajjad ^a   Al Masry, Waheed A ^a   Al Zeghayer, Yousef ^a   Imran, Muhammad ^a   Haider, Adnan ^b   Ullah, Zahoor ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbonaceous NPs; In vitro; In vivo; Metal oxide NPs; NP synthesis; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHARACTERIZATION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MANUFACTURE; METALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; TOXICITY;

BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; METAL OXIDES; NANOSTRUCTURE MATERIAL; NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH; REGULATORY AUTHORITIES; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 84870291830     PISSN: 18785352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2012.09.010     Document Type: Review

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