Toxicity of Nanomaterials: Environmental and Healthcare Applications

ISBN-13: 9781138544307 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 246 str.

Suresh C. Pillai; Yvonne Lang

Opis

This book, edited by two leading experts in nanotoxicology with contributions from a global team of specialists, provides a comprehensive overview of the risks and environmental and health impacts assosciated with the toxicology of nanomaterials.

Spis treści

Introduction. Part 1: Applications of Nanomaterials in Healthcare and Environment. 1. Designing Smart Nanotherapeutics. 2. Naturally-Derived Nanoparticles for Bioremediation. Part 2: Measurement of Nanomaterial Toxicity. 3. Ecotoxicology of Nanoparticles. 4. Lab-on-a-chip Based Devices for Rapid and Accurate Measurement of Nanomaterial Toxicity. 5. Identifying Nanotoxicity at the Cellular Level using Electron Microscopy. Part 3: Toxicology Studies of Different Nanomaterials: Cytotoxicology and Ecotoxicology. 6. Effects of Nanocrystal Morphologies on Cytotoxicity. 7. Cytotoxicology Studies of 2-D Nanomaterials. 8. Cytotoxicology Studies of Graphene and its Composites. 9. Toxicology Studies of  Semiconductor Nanomaterials: Environmental. 10. Toxicity Analysis of Ag and Au Nanoparticles