Safety of Nanoparticles From Manufacturing to Medical Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Webster, Thomas J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Series: Nanostructure Science and Technology,
• Subjects: Materials.; Immunology.; Biomedical engineering.; Nanotechnology.; Surfaces (Physics).; Material Science.; Biomedical Engineering.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Biophysics/Biomedical Physics.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78608-7

"Environmental safety and health has become an existential issue for the nanotechnology movement, and the international community is responding to this challenge with major multi-disciplinary research efforts. This compilation covers both the toxicology and biomedical applications of nanomateri...

Table of Contents:

• Developing Practices for Safe Handling of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials in a Development-Stage Enterprise
• Nanoparticle Safety
• Breeching Epithelial Barriers - Physiochemical Factors Impacting Nanomaterial Translocation and Toxicity
• Safety and Efficacy of Nano/Micro Materials
• Biomedical Applications of Nanoparticles
• Unexpected Reactions by in vivo Application of PEGylated Liposomes
• Hydrogel Nanocomposites: Biomedical Applications, Biocompatibility and Toxicity Analysis
• Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of Carbon Nanomaterials
• Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles: Toxicology and Lymph Node Targeting for Cancer Metastasis Prevention
• Nanoparticles for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy.