Bioavailability of silver nanoparticles and ions: From a chemical and biochemical perspective

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 10, Issue 87, 2013, Pages

  Behra, Renata ^a   Sigg, Laura ^a   Clift, Martin J D ^c   Herzog, Fabian ^b   Minghetti, Matteo ^a   Johnston, Blair ^b   Petri Fink, Alke ^b,c   Rothen Rutishauser, Barbara ^b,d  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biological impact; Silver ions; Silver nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; METAL IONS; NANOPARTICLES;

ANTI-MICROBIAL PROPERTIES; BIOCHEMICAL CONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS; BIOLOGICAL IMPACTS; BIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS; SILVER IONS; SILVER NANOPARTICLE (NPS); SILVER NANOPARTICLES;

SILVER;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; SILVER; SILVER ION; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HUMAN; INTERNALIZATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; REVIEW; TOXICITY TESTING; ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; BIOLOGICAL IMPACT; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; SILVER IONS; SOLUBILITY; ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECTS; TOXICITY;

ANIMALIA;

BIOLOGICAL IMPACT; SILVER IONS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MAMMALS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SILVER; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84883255015     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2013.0396     Document Type: Review

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