Potential environmental risk of solar cells: Current knowledge and future challenges

JI Kwak, SH Nam, L Kim, YJ An - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) technology such as solar cells and devices convert solar energy directly
into electricity. Compared to fossil fuels, solar energy is considered a key form of renewable …

[HTML][HTML] Cytotoxicity study of Piper nigrum seed mediated synthesized SnO2 nanoparticles towards colorectal (HCT116) and lung cancer (A549) cell lines

SK Tammina, BK Mandal, S Ranjan… - Journal of Photochemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
Different sized tetragonal tin oxide nanoparticles (SnO 2 NPs) were synthesized using Piper
nigrum seed extract at three different calcination temperatures (300, 500, 900° C) and these …

Non-toxic engineered carbon nanodiamond concentrations induce oxidative/nitrosative stress, imbalance of energy metabolism, and mitochondrial dysfunction in …

CG Fresta, A Chakraborty, MB Wijesinghe… - Cell death & …, 2018 - nature.com
Engineered nanoparticles are finding a wide spectrum of biomedical applications, including
drug delivery and capacity to trigger cytotoxic phenomena, potentially useful against tumor …

Harmful at non-cytotoxic concentrations: SiO2-SPIONs affect surfactant metabolism and lamellar body biogenesis in A549 human alveolar epithelial cells

V Kononenko, A Erman, T Petan, I Križaj, S Kralj… - …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The pulmonary delivery of nanoparticles (NPs) is a promising approach in nanomedicine.
For the efficient and safe use of inhalable NPs, understanding of NP interference with lung …

In vitro cytotoxicity study of superparamagnetic iron oxide and silica nanoparticles on pneumocyte organelles

A Solorio-Rodríguez, V Escamilla-Rivera… - Toxicology in Vitro, 2021 - Elsevier
Inhalation is the main route of nanoparticles (NP) exposure during manufacturing. Although
many mechanisms of toxicity have been described, the interaction of NP with relevant …

Transformations and Environmental Impacts of Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide Nanoparticles and Thin Films

S Pramanik, N Trejo, E Mclntire… - … applied materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Quaternary chalcogenide copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) nanoparticles are used to make the
p-type absorber layer in CZTS solar cells, which are considered more benign alternatives to …

Lung surfactant decreases biochemical alterations and oxidative stress induced by a sub-toxic concentration of carbon nanoparticles in alveolar epithelial and …

G Caruso, CG Fresta, A Costantino… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Carbon-based nanomaterials are nowadays attracting lots of attention, in particular in the
biomedical field, where they find a wide spectrum of applications, including, just to name a …

Interactions of Semiconductor Nanoparticles with Environmentally Relevant Bacteria Model

S Pramanik - 2019 - search.proquest.com
The growth in nanotechnology and the specific interest in the use of semiconductor
nanoscale quantum dots have increased recently. The environmental and health concerns …

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CG Fresta, A Chakraborty, MB Wijesinghe, AM Amorini… - 2018 - core.ac.uk
Engineered nanoparticles are finding a wide spectrum of biomedical applications, including
drug delivery and capacity to trigger cytotoxic phenomena, potentially useful against tumor …