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  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
5,838 Views
11 Pages

16 October 2017

The quantitative relationships between the activity of zebrafish ZHE1 enzyme and a series of experimental and physicochemical features of 24 metal oxide nanoparticles were revealed. Vital characteristics of the nanoparticles’ structure were reflected...

  • Review
  • Open Access
26 Citations
5,510 Views
30 Pages

31 August 2017

Gathering required information in a fast and inexpensive way is essential for assessing the risks of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). The extension of conventional (quantitative) structure-activity relationships ((Q)SARs) approach to nanotoxicology,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,243 Views
15 Pages

In Silico Simulation of Daphnia magna Immobilization Exposed to Mixtures of TiO2 Nanoparticles with Inorganic Compounds

  • Alla P. Toropova,
  • Andrey A. Toropov,
  • Alessandra Roncaglioni and
  • Emilio Benfenati

The development of models of the physicochemical and biochemical behavior of nanomaterials is useful for improving the evaluation and management of this material. Quasi-SMILES technology makes it possible to quite successfully cope with this kind of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,789 Views
14 Pages

19 September 2022

With the development and application of nanomaterials, their impact on the environment and organisms has attracted attention. As a common nanomaterial, nano-titanium dioxide (nano-TiO2) has adsorption properties to heavy metals in the environment. Qu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
736 Views
13 Pages

The purpose of this paper is to use an informatics-based analysis to develop a rational design approach to the accelerated screening of nano-composite materials. Using existing nano-composite data, we develop a quantitative structure–activity r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,766 Views
15 Pages

14 June 2021

It is crucial to establish relationship between nanoparticle structures (or properties) and nanotoxicity. Previous investigations have shown that a nanoparticle’s size, shape, surface and core materials all impact its toxicity. However, the relations...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,750 Views
26 Pages

7 January 2021

Co-exposure of nanomaterials and chemicals can cause mixture toxicity effects to living organisms. Predictive models might help to reduce the intensive laboratory experiments required for determining the toxicity of the mixtures. Previously, concentr...

  • Review
  • Open Access
50 Citations
5,951 Views
21 Pages

Nano-(Q)SAR for Cytotoxicity Prediction of Engineered Nanomaterials

  • Andrey A. Buglak,
  • Anatoly V. Zherdev and
  • Boris B. Dzantiev

11 December 2019

Although nanotechnology is a new and rapidly growing area of science, the impact of nanomaterials on living organisms is unknown in many aspects. In this regard, it is extremely important to perform toxicological tests, but complete characterization...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,355 Views
15 Pages

14 January 2025

Using the Monte Carlo technique via CORAL-2024 software, models of aromatic substance adsorption on multi-walled nanotubes were constructed. Possible mechanistic interpretations of such models and the corresponding applicability domains were investig...

  • Article
  • Open Access
67 Citations
9,270 Views
12 Pages

Linear and Branched PEIs (Polyethylenimines) and Their Property Space

  • Claudiu N. Lungu,
  • Mircea V. Diudea,
  • Mihai V. Putz and
  • Ireneusz P. Grudziński

A chemical property space defines the adaptability of a molecule to changing conditions and its interaction with other molecular systems determining a pharmacological response. Within a congeneric molecular series (compounds with the same derivatizat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,424 Views
18 Pages

Multi-Scale Modelling of Aggregation of TiO2 Nanoparticle Suspensions in Water

  • Giulia Mancardi,
  • Matteo Alberghini,
  • Neus Aguilera-Porta,
  • Monica Calatayud,
  • Pietro Asinari and
  • Eliodoro Chiavazzo

10 January 2022

Titanium dioxide nanoparticles have risen concerns about their possible toxicity and the European Food Safety Authority recently banned the use of TiO2 nano-additive in food products. Following the intent of relating nanomaterials atomic structure wi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,586 Views
19 Pages

4-Aminoquinoline-Based Adamantanes as Potential Anticholinesterase Agents in Symptomatic Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Katarina Komatović,
  • Ana Matošević,
  • Nataša Terzić-Jovanović,
  • Suzana Žunec,
  • Sandra Šegan,
  • Mario Zlatović,
  • Nikola Maraković,
  • Anita Bosak and
  • Dejan M. Opsenica

Considering that acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition is the most important mode of action expected of a potential drug used for the treatment of symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), our previous pilot study of 4-aminoquinolines as potential...