Nano-silver toxicity: Emerging concerns and consequences in human health

Nano-Antimicrobials: Progress and Prospects

Volumn 9783642244285, Issue , 2012, Pages 525-548

  Gupta, Indarchand ^a   Duran, Nelson ^b,c   Rai, Mahendra ^a  

^a SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; TOXICITY;

ANTIMICROBIAL COATINGS; BIODISTRIBUTIONS; DIVERSE APPLICATIONS; GENOTOXIC EFFECTS; MICROBIAL LEVELS; REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; WOUND DRESSINGS;

SILVER;

EID: 84945203344     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-24428-5_18     Document Type: Chapter

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