Impact on Human Health of Engineered Nanomaterials
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Biology and Medicines".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2020) | Viewed by 6563
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Interests: carbon nanotube; materials science & nanotechnology; multifunctional materials; nanocarbon; biomedical applications
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Dear Colleagues,
In the last several years, our knowledge of the impact of nanotechnological applications on human health has improved. The information that hence has become available about nanotechnology’s effects on health has been practically applied, in order to assess the risk connected to exposures to nanomaterials. The definition of nanomaterials in terms of size and structure, as well their corresponding chemical-physical characteristics and chemical properties; their genotoxic, oxidative, cytotoxic, respiratory, dermal, cardiovascular, and immunological effects; and their effects on the central nervous system, have been the subject of manifold investigations. Risk assessment and risk management, potential prevention and protection measures, and good practices have also been the focus of growing attention lately. Finally, methods for the bio degradation of nanomaterials have been considered, in the spirit of showing the potential of the immunitary system in handling the effect of nanomaterials on human health. In this Issue, attention will be paid to topics related to the impact of engineered nanomaterials on human health, including their genotoxic, oxidative, cytotoxic, respiratory, dermal, and cardiovascular and immunological effects; their effects on the central nervous system of engineered nanomaterials; risk assessment and risk management, potential prevention and protection measures, and good practices related to intentional or unintentional exposure to engineered nanomaterials; and methods for the bio degradation of engineered nanomaterials.
Prof. Dr. Stefano Bellucci
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- engineered nanomaterials
- genotoxic effects
- oxidative effects
- cytotoxic effects: respiratory effects
- dermal effects
- cardiovascular effects
- immunological effects
- effects on the central nervous system
- bio degradation
- risk assessment and risk management from exposure to engineered nanomaterials
- prevention and protection
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