Safety assessment of silica and zinc oxide nanoparticles

Seong Soo A An,1 Meyoung-Kon Kim2 1Department of Bionanotechnology, Gachon Medical Research Institute, Gachon University, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Korea; 2Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Korea University Medical School and College, Seoul, KoreaThe current volume is a special issue focu...

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Main Authors: An SSA, Kim MK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2014-12-01
Series:International Journal of Nanomedicine
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/safety-assessment-of-silica-and-zinc-oxide-nanoparticles-peer-reviewed-article-IJN
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Summary:Seong Soo A An,1 Meyoung-Kon Kim2 1Department of Bionanotechnology, Gachon Medical Research Institute, Gachon University, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Korea; 2Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Korea University Medical School and College, Seoul, KoreaThe current volume is a special issue focusing on a safety assessment of nanoparticles, from their physicochemical properties to government regulations. It features twenty-five papers, discussing general issues with the possible harmfulness of two different types of nanoparticles (NPs); silica (SiO2) and zinc oxide (ZnO). Six papers describe detailed analyses from 90-day repeated administrations of NPs, and finally there is a series of technical reports, formatted by the National Toxicology Program (NTP), dealing with safety issues regarding international cooperation with the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN).
ISSN:1178-2013