Toxicity of Nanomaterials – New Carbon Conformations and Metal Oxides
Harald F. Krug,
Katrin Kern,
Jörg M. Wörle-Knirsch,
Silvia Diabaté,
Harald F. Krug
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Department of Molecular Environmental Toxicology, Postfach 3640, Karlsruhe, Germany, 76021
Search for more papers by this authorKatrin Kern
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Department of Molecular Environmental Toxicology, Postfach 3640, Karlsruhe, Germany, 76021
Search for more papers by this authorJörg M. Wörle-Knirsch
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Department of Molecular Environmental Toxicology, Postfach 3640, Karlsruhe, Germany, 76021
Search for more papers by this authorSilvia Diabaté
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Department of Molecular Environmental Toxicology, Postfach 3640, Karlsruhe, Germany, 76021
Search for more papers by this authorHarald F. Krug,
Katrin Kern,
Jörg M. Wörle-Knirsch,
Silvia Diabaté,
Harald F. Krug
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Department of Molecular Environmental Toxicology, Postfach 3640, Karlsruhe, Germany, 76021
Search for more papers by this authorKatrin Kern
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Department of Molecular Environmental Toxicology, Postfach 3640, Karlsruhe, Germany, 76021
Search for more papers by this authorJörg M. Wörle-Knirsch
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Department of Molecular Environmental Toxicology, Postfach 3640, Karlsruhe, Germany, 76021
Search for more papers by this authorSilvia Diabaté
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Department of Molecular Environmental Toxicology, Postfach 3640, Karlsruhe, Germany, 76021
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 15 September 2007
Abstract
The sections in this article are
- Introduction
- Nanoscale Materials and Adverse Health Effects: Precautionary Measures
- Hazard Identification and Exposure Estimation
- Production and Use of “New Carbon Modifications” and Metal Oxides
- Health Aspects
- Uptake and Possible Transport, Depots, and Accumulation in Living Organisms
- Biological Effects on Cellular Mechanisms
- Metal Oxides
- Size Dependency
- Inflammation
- Acute Toxicity
- Genotoxicity
- Cytoskeletal Organization
- New Carbon Modifications
- Inflammation
- Genotoxicity
- Metal Oxides
- Possible Hazards – Toxicological Impacts
- Risk Characterization – A Conclusion
- Opportunities and Risks of Nanomaterials
- New Materials without Risks?
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