Long, needle-like carbon nanotubes and asbestos activate the NLRP3 inflammasome through a similar mechanism

J Palomaki, E Valimaki, J Sund, M Vippola… - ACS …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanomaterials (CNM) are targets of great interest because they have multiple
applications in industry but also because of the fear of possible harmful heath effects of …

What is the problem? A literature review on challenges facing the communication of nanotechnology to the public

Å Boholm, S Larsson - Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2019 - Springer
Ethical and societal issues concerning justice, safety, risks, and benefits are well-
established topics in the discourses of nanotechnology innovation and development. That …

Occupational safety and health criteria for responsible development of nanotechnology

PA Schulte, CL Geraci, V Murashov… - Journal of Nanoparticle …, 2014 - Springer
Organizations around the world have called for the responsible development of
nanotechnology. The goals of this approach are to emphasize the importance of considering …

An integrated approach to occupational health risk assessment of manufacturing nanomaterials using Pythagorean fuzzy AHP and fuzzy inference system

S Salari, M Sadeghi-Yarandi, F Golbabaei - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Nanomaterials (NMs) have the potential to be hazardous owing to their unique physico-
chemical properties. Therefore, the need for Health Risk Assessment (HRA) of NMs is …

Predictive models for nanotoxicology: current challenges and future opportunities

KA Clark, RH White, EK Silbergeld - Regulatory Toxicology and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Characterizing the risks posed by nanomaterials is extraordinarily complex because these
materials can have a wide range of sizes, shapes, chemical compositions and surface …

Respiratory epithelial cytotoxicity and membrane damage (holes) caused by amine-modified nanoparticles

P Ruenraroengsak, P Novak, D Berhanu… - …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The respiratory epithelium is a significant target of inhaled, nano-sized particles, the
biological reactivity of which will depend on its physicochemical properties. Surface …

Expert stakeholders' perception of nanotechnology: risk, benefit, knowledge, and regulation

S Larsson, M Jansson, Å Boholm - Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2019 - Springer
This study is positioned in a multidisciplinary research field addressing questions of
innovation, foresight, risk perception, regulation, and the role of stakeholder experts as …

Natural water chemistry (dissolved organic carbon, pH, and hardness) modulates colloidal stability, dissolution, and antimicrobial activity of citrate functionalized silver …

LR Pokhrel, B Dubey, PR Scheuerman - Environmental Science: Nano, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Knowledge about whether/how natural water chemistry influences the fate, dissolution, and
toxicity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) should contribute to ecological risk assessment and …

Induction and enhancement of platelet aggregation in vitro and in vivo by model polystyrene nanoparticles

E Smyth, A Solomon, A Vydyanath, PK Luther… - …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Nanoparticles (NPs) may come into contact with circulating blood elements including
platelets following inhalation and translocation from the airways to the bloodstream or during …

Probing the electronic structure and magnetism in Ni doped ZnTe: a DFT modeling and experiment

Q Mahmood, G Murtaza, G Ali, M Hassan… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work deals with investigation of Zn 1-x Ni x Te (x= 0.0, 0.06, 0.12) to understand
physical properties determined using experimental and theoretical routes. The XRD results …