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A Method To Evaluate Hormesis In Nanoparticle Dose-Responses, Marc A. Nascarella, Edward J. Calabrese
A Method To Evaluate Hormesis In Nanoparticle Dose-Responses, Marc A. Nascarella, Edward J. Calabrese
Dose-Response: An International Journal
The term hormesis describes a dose-response relationship that is characterized by a response that is opposite above and below the toxicological or pharmacological threshold. Previous reports have shown that this relationship is ubiquitous in the response of pharmaceuticals, metals, organic chemicals, radiation, and physical stressor agents. Recent reports have also indicated that certain nanoparticles (NPs) may also exhibit a hormetic dose-response. We describe the application of three previously described methods to quantify the magnitude of the hormetic biphasic dose-responses in nanotoxicology studies. This methodology is useful in screening assays that attempt to parse the observed toxicological dose-response data into categories …
Hazardous Substances, Cercla, And Nanoparticles – Can The Three Be Reconciled?, John Bashaw
Hazardous Substances, Cercla, And Nanoparticles – Can The Three Be Reconciled?, John Bashaw
Dose-Response: An International Journal
Toxicology research in the nanotechnology area has focused primarily on human inhalation, ingestion or dermal exposure. Less research has been published on the impact to ecological systems resulting from a release of nanomaterials. Environmental laws such as CERCLA (“Superfund”) address the release of “hazardous substances” by obligating the party releasing the substance to (a) report the release and (b) investigate the nature and extent of the release and to then remediate it to some objective cleanup standard. Applying this regime to the release of nanomaterials, however, is complicated. First, is the nanomaterial a hazardous waste, toxic substance, or hazardous substance …
Porous Metal Oxide Materials Through Novel Fabrication Procedures, Nicholas Hendricks
Porous Metal Oxide Materials Through Novel Fabrication Procedures, Nicholas Hendricks
Open Access Dissertations
Porous metal oxide materials, particularly those comprised of silica or titania, find use in many applications such as low-k dielectric materials for microelectronics as well as chemical sensors, micro/nanofluidic devices, and catalyst substrates. For this dissertation, the focus will be on the processing of porous metal oxide materials covering two subjects: hierarchical porosity exhibited over two discrete length scales and incorporation of functional nanomaterials. To generate the porous silica materials, the technique of supercritical carbon dioxide infusion (scCO2) processing was heavily relied upon. Briefly, the scCO2 infusion processing utilizes phase selective chemistries within a pre-organized amphiphilic block copolymer template using …
Determination Of Metallic Constituents In Environmental And Biological Materials, Monique Erica Johnson
Determination Of Metallic Constituents In Environmental And Biological Materials, Monique Erica Johnson
Open Access Dissertations
Studies of the interaction of the relevant metal, metalloid or nanoparticulate species with biological systems are underpinned by the provision of reliable information about chemical composition of the relevant materials. Often, no methods of chemical analysis are available. The work described in this dissertation centers on developing methods to help with studies for a variety of analytes and samples. A method was developed for the determination of 11 trace elements (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Pb, Ti, and Zn) in human breast milk and infant formulas by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) following microwave-assisted digestion. …
Engineering Surface Functionality Of Gold Nanoparticles For Therapeutic Applications, Chaekyu Kim
Engineering Surface Functionality Of Gold Nanoparticles For Therapeutic Applications, Chaekyu Kim
Open Access Dissertations
Over the past few decades, tremendous efforts have been made to develop nanomaterials for biotechnological applications such as therapeutics. Understanding and engineering interfaces between biomacromolecules and nanomaterials is a key to the creation of successful therapeutic systems. My research has been oriented toward developing therapeutic systems using gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) incorporating material science, organic synthesis, and biology. For this purpose, mixed monolayer protected AuNPs (~2 nm core size) with various functional groups have been employed for triggering therapeutic effects. Several strategies have been accomplished using anticancer drugs that non-covalently and covalently incorporate onto AuNPs as a drug delivery carrier. Alternatively, …