Chengfang Pang
(Ca' Foscari Univeristy - Venice)
3/9/15, 4:30 PM
Parallel session 2A: Toxicology and human health risks
With the advance in material science, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are modified by different surface coatings. However, how these surface modifications influence the effects of AgNPs on human health is still largely unknown. We have evaluated the toxicity and pharmacokinetics of AgNPs coated with citrate, polyethylene glycol, polyvinylvpyrolidone and branched polyethyleneimine (Citrate AgNPs,...
Roberta Ruotolo
(Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma)
3/9/15, 5:00 PM
Parallel session 2A: Toxicology and human health risks
Nanotechnology is an emerging branch of applied science and technology for designing tools and devices at the nanoscale size (1-100 nm). Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) have been widely used in fields such as electronics, medicine, physics, chemistry, biology, but also in the food and cosmetic industries. Little is known about the molecular mechanisms of cellular uptake and biological...
Elisa Moschini
(University of Milano Bicocca)
3/9/15, 5:30 PM
Parallel session 2A: Toxicology and human health risks
"Abstract: Background
It has been demonstrated that CuO NPs are highly cytotoxic for the most of mammalian cells. The classical Trojan horse mechanism is retained to be the driver of cell death mainly after long exposure periods.
This work aims to demonstrate that CuO NPs may have specific cell reactivity in the first phases of exposure independent from intracellular ion...
Federica Fernandez
(University of Palermo)
3/9/15, 6:00 PM
Parallel session 2A: Toxicology and human health risks
Nanotechnologies allow today many applications for building construction and cultural heritage preservation, through the availability on the market of smart materials, revolutionizing the traditional methods and techniques. These appear as groundbreaking and promising tools, being able to improve the performance of traditional building materials, like concrete, steel and glass. In particular,...