Mode of action of nanoparticles against insects

G Benelli - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018 - Springer
The employment of nanoparticles obtained through various synthesis routes as novel
pesticides recently attracted high research attention. An impressive number of studies have …

Nanoengineered silica: Properties, applications and toxicity

AM Mebert, CJ Baglole, MF Desimone… - Food and Chemical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Silica nanoparticles are widely used for biomedical purposes, but also in cosmetic products,
food, the car industry, paints, etc. Considering their mega production, one should not ignore …

Silica nanoparticles mediated insect pest management

G Saw, P Nagdev, M Jeer… - Pesticide Biochemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Silicon is known for mitigating the biotic and abiotic stresses of crop plants. Many studies
have proved beneficial effects of bulk silicon against biotic stresses in general and insect …

Nanotechnology-based pesticides: Environmental fate and ecotoxicity

A Ale, VS Andrade, MF Gutierrez, C Bacchetta… - Toxicology and Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
The imminent increase in global food demand inevitably leads to an increase in agricultural
practices, with an emphasis on pesticide applications. Nanotechnology-based pesticides, or …

Human exposure to nanoparticles through trophic transfer and the biosafety concerns that nanoparticle-contaminated foods pose to consumers

M Karimi, R Sadeghi, J Kokini - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology is comprised of a wide range of technologies dealing with nano-sized
structures (at least one dimension from 1 to 100 nm). Nanomaterials are classified as …

State of the art on toxicological mechanisms of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles and strategies to reduce toxicological risks

V García-Torra, A Cano, M Espina, M Ettcheto… - Toxics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Metal nanoparticles have been extensively investigated for different types of pharmaceutical
applications. However, their use has raised some concerns about their toxicity involving the …

Immunotherapeutic nanoparticles: From autoimmune disease control to the development of vaccines

R Mitarotonda, E Giorgi, T Eufrasio-da-Silva… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of nanoparticles (NPs) with potential therapeutic uses represents an area
of vast interest in the scientific community during the last years. Recently, the pandemic …

Potential toxicity of engineered nanoparticles in mammalian germ cells and developing embryos: treatment strategies and anticipated applications of nanoparticles in …

J Das, YJ Choi, H Song, JH Kim - Human reproduction update, 2016 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) offer technological advantages for a
variety of industrial and consumer products as well as show promise for biomedical …

Silica nanoparticles for insect pest control

M Cáceres, CV Vassena, MD Garcerá… - Current …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
To date, control strategies used against insect pest species are based on synthetic
insecticide applications. In addition, the efficacy of these treatments could be decreased due …

Nanoparticles as contrast agents for brain nuclear magnetic resonance imaging in Alzheimer's disease diagnosis

D Azria, S Blanquer, JM Verdier… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of amyloid plaques is a powerful non-invasive
approach for the early and accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) along with …