A review of critical factors for assessing the dermal absorption of metal oxide nanoparticles from sunscreens applied to humans, and a research strategy to address …

B Gulson, MJ McCall, DM Bowman, T Pinheiro - Archives of toxicology, 2015 - Springer
Metal oxide nanoparticles in sunscreens provide broad-spectrum ultraviolet protection to
skin. All studies to assess dermal penetration of nanoparticles have unanimously concluded …

Structural and optical properties of ZnO thin films prepared by molecular precursor and sol–gel methods

T Amakali, LS Daniel, V Uahengo, NY Dzade… - Crystals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a versatile and inexpensive semiconductor with a wide direct band gap
that has applicability in several scientific and technological fields. In this work, we report the …

Influence of pH, particle size and crystal form on dissolution behaviour of engineered nanomaterials

ML Avramescu, PE Rasmussen, M Chénier… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
Solubility is a critical component of physicochemical characterisation of engineered
nanomaterials (ENMs) and an important parameter in their risk assessments. Standard …

Reducing the cytotoxicity of ZnO nanoparticles by a pre-formed protein corona in a supplemented cell culture medium

H Yin, R Chen, PS Casey, PC Ke, TP Davis, C Chen - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The safety of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) remains a critical concern considering
that they are a common constituent in cosmetics and sunscreen formulation. In our study, the …

[HTML][HTML] Utilization of Cratoxylum formosum crude extract for synthesis of ZnO nanosheets: Characterization, biological activities and effects on gene expression of …

D Jevapatarakul, T Jiraroj, S Payungporn… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cratoxylum formosum Dyer is a medicinal plant widely found in Asia and commonly
consumed for food and folk medicine. It is rich in phenolic compounds. The present study …

Comparison of the effects of commercial coated and uncoated ZnO nanomaterials and Zn compounds in kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) plants

IA Medina-Velo, AC Barrios, N Zuverza-Mena… - Journal of hazardous …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) plants were grown for 45 days in soil amended with either
uncoated (Z-COTE®) and coated (Z-COTE HP1®) ZnO nanomaterials (NMs), bulk ZnO and …

Quantitative design rules for protein-resistant surface coatings using machine learning

TC Le, M Penna, DA Winkler, I Yarovsky - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Preventing biological contamination (biofouling) is key to successful development of novel
surface and nanoparticle-based technologies in the manufacturing industry and …

An experimental and computational approach to the development of ZnO nanoparticles that are safe by design

TC Le, H Yin, R Chen, Y Chen, L Zhao, PS Casey… - Small, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc oxide nanoparticles have found wide application due to their unique optoelectronic and
photocatalytic characteristics. However, their safety aspects remain of critical concern …

Understanding the impact of more realistic low-dose, prolonged engineered nanomaterial exposure on genotoxicity using 3D models of the human liver

SV Llewellyn, GE Conway, I Zanoni… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background With the continued integration of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) into
everyday applications, it is important to understand their potential for inducing adverse …

[HTML][HTML] Limitations and modifications of skin sensitization NAMs for testing inorganic nanomaterials

B Wareing, A Aktalay Hippchen, SN Kolle, B Birk… - Toxics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Since 2020, the REACh regulation requires toxicological data on nanoforms of materials,
including the assessment of their skin-sensitizing properties. Small molecules' skin …