Biocompatibility Issues of Organic and Inorganic Nanomaterials
- Authors: Akhilesh Rai, Sandra Pinto, Cristiana Paulo, Michela Comune, Lino Ferreira5
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View Affiliations Hide Affiliations5 CNC Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal
- Source: The Design, Synthetic Strategies and Biocompatibility of Polymer Scaffolds for Biomedical Application , pp 274-304
- Publication Date: October 2014
- Language: English
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Several types of nanoparticles are being evaluated for therapeutic and diagnostic applications. Although the biocompatibility of these nanoformulations has been evaluated in different models, it is of utmost importance to standardize the tests in order to advance our knowledge in this area. This book chapter summarizes experimental results related to the in vitro and in vivo toxicity of three types of nanoparticles: gold, silica and poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid). The chapter gives an overview about the methodologies that can be used to evaluate the toxicity of the nanoparticles. Whenever possible, a correlation between NP size, chemical composition, charge and concentration with toxicity is given. We further discuss the main mechanisms of nanomaterials toxicity including cell membrane perturbation, oxidation stress, and inflammatory response.
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