Mechanisms of silver nanoparticle release, transformation and toxicity: A critical review of current knowledge and recommendations for future studies and applications

Materials

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2295-2350

  Reidy, Bogumila ^a   Haase, Andrea ^b   Luch, Andreas ^b   Dawson, Kenneth A ^a   Lynch, Iseult ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Biological impacts; Coatings; Cytotoxicity; Dissolution; Interaction with environmental components; Physico chemical characterisation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL IMPACTS; INTERACTION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RISK-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; STABILISATION MECHANISMS; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS;

AGGLOMERATION; BIOLOGY; BIOMOLECULES; COATINGS; CYTOTOXICITY; DISSOLUTION; NANOPARTICLES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOXICITY;

SILVER;

EID: 84881306698     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma6062295     Document Type: Article

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