Nanoparticles in the environment: where do we come from, where do we go to?

M Bundschuh, J Filser, S Lüderwald, MS McKee… - Environmental Sciences …, 2018 - Springer
Nanoparticles serve various industrial and domestic purposes which is reflected in their
steadily increasing production volume. This economic success comes along with their …

Antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles: A surface science insight

B Le Ouay, F Stellacci - Nano today, 2015 - Elsevier
Silver nanoparticles constitute a very promising approach for the development of new
antimicrobial systems. Nanoparticulate objects can bring significant improvements in the …

Upconverting nanoparticles: assessing the toxicity

A Gnach, T Lipinski, A Bednarkiewicz… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Lanthanide doped nanoparticles (Ln: NPs) hold promise as novel luminescent probes for
numerous applications in nanobiophotonics. Despite excellent photostability, narrowband …

Silver nanoparticles: behaviour and effects in the aquatic environment

J Fabrega, SN Luoma, CR Tyler, TS Galloway… - Environment …, 2011 - Elsevier
This review summarises and evaluates the present knowledge on the behaviour, the
biological effects and the routes of uptake of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) to organisms, with …

Uptake, accumulation and toxicity of silver nanoparticle in autotrophic plants, and heterotrophic microbes: a concentric review

DK Tripathi, A Tripathi, Shweta, S Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Nanotechnology is a cutting-edge field of science with the potential to revolutionize today's
technological advances including industrial applications. It is being utilized for the welfare of …

Effects of engineered nanomaterials on plants growth: an overview

F Aslani, S Bagheri, N Muhd Julkapli… - The Scientific World …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid development and wide applications of nanotechnology brought about a significant
increment on the number of engineered nanomaterials (ENs) inevitably entering our living …

Silver nanoparticles: a brief review of cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of chemically and biogenically synthesized nanoparticles

R de Lima, AB Seabra, N Durán - Journal of Applied …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years interest in silver nanoparticles and their applications has increased mainly
because of the important antimicrobial activities of these nanomaterials, allowing their use in …

Size matters: Zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a model to study toxicity of nanoplastics from cells to the whole organism

M Sendra, P Pereiro, MP Yeste, L Mercado… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The contamination of the aquatic environment by plastic nanoparticles is becoming a major
concern due to their potential adverse effects in aquatic biota. Therefore, in-depth …

Organic-coated silver nanoparticles in biological and environmental conditions: fate, stability and toxicity

VK Sharma, KM Siskova, R Zboril… - Advances in colloid and …, 2014 - Elsevier
This review paper presents the overview of processes involved in transformation of organic-
coated silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in biological systems and in the aquatic environment …

Toxicological study of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles in zebrafish

C Bai, M Tang - Journal of applied toxicology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Metal and metal oxide nanoparticles have been widely used in catalytic, electronic and
biomedical fields. It is necessary to investigate their toxicity and potential hazards to human …