Zinc oxide nanoparticles: a promising nanomaterial for biomedical applications

PK Mishra, H Mishra, A Ekielski, S Talegaonkar… - Drug discovery today, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•ZnO nanoparticles are an emerging novel nanomaterial.•It exhibits effects by
inducing ROS generation and causing apoptosis.•It shows synergistic and enhanced …

Necrotic, apoptotic and autophagic cell fates triggered by nanoparticles

R Mohammadinejad, MA Moosavi, S Tavakol… - Autophagy, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Nanomaterials have gained a rapid increase in use in a variety of applications that pertain to
many aspects of human life. The majority of these innovations are centered on medical …

Multiphase chemistry at the atmosphere–biosphere interface influencing climate and public health in the anthropocene

U Pöschl, M Shiraiwa - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Multiphase chemistry plays a vital role in the Earth system, climate, and health. Chemical
reactions, mass transport, and phase transitions between gases, liquids, and solids are …

Nanomaterials in food and agriculture: an overview on their safety concerns and regulatory issues

A Jain, S Ranjan, N Dasgupta… - Critical reviews in food …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Nanotechnology has seen exponential growth in last decade due to its unique
physicochemical properties; however, the risk associated with this emerging technology has …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles for therapeutic purposes in cancer medicine

N Wiesmann, W Tremel, J Brieger - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The importance of zinc as a trace metal in the human body has long been overlooked. We
now gradually discover that the impact of zinc on the health of our body might be as far …

The role of zinc and zinc homeostasis in macrophage function

H Gao, W Dai, L Zhao, J Min… - Journal of immunology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc has long been recognized as an essential trace element, playing roles in the growth
and development of all living organisms. In recent decades, zinc homeostasis was also …

Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Solanum torvum (L) leaf extract and evaluation of the toxicological profile of the ZnO nanoparticles–hydrogel …

KM Ezealisiji, X Siwe-Noundou, B Maduelosi… - International Nano …, 2019 - Springer
Current study reports a simple and one-pot synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs)
using an aqueous extract of Solanum torvum and evaluation of its toxicological profile (0.5 …

Biomedical application and hidden toxicity of Zinc oxide nanoparticles

S Sruthi, J Ashtami, PV Mohanan - Materials today chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) represent a novel type of metal oxide
nanoparticles enabling a new horizon for biomedical applications spanning from diagnosis …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles harness autophagy to induce cell death in lung epithelial cells

J Zhang, X Qin, B Wang, G Xu, Z Qin, J Wang… - Cell death & …, 2017 - nature.com
Although zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) are widely used, they have raised concerns of
toxicity in humans. Previous studies have indicated that reactive oxygen species (ROS) and …

Central nervous system toxicity of metallic nanoparticles

X Feng, A Chen, Y Zhang, J Wang… - International journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Nanomaterials (NMs) are increasingly used for the therapy, diagnosis, and monitoring of
disease-or drug-induced mechanisms in the human biological system. In view of their small …