Output details
15 - General Engineering
University of Southampton
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Article title
Acute toxicity and prothrombotic effects of quantum dots: impact of surface charge
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Environmental Health Perspectives
Article number
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Volume number
116
Issue number
12
First page of article
1607
ISSN of journal
0091-6765
Year of publication
2008
Number of additional authors
7
Additional information
Significance of output:
The development of nanotechnology greatly depends on the expansion of sound and authoritative information on the risks involved. From a number of fundamental properties, surface charge of nanoparticles has been found to exert a crucial role on their toxicity to humans. This work investigated the in vivo acute toxicity of surface charge of commercially available quantum dots (QDs) which are widely used as diagnostic probes for in vivo and in vitro imaging in medical applications. This comprehensive evaluation study of the hazard of injected QDs is the first which emphasized the importance of surface charge in assessing nanotoxicity.
Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
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Research group
6 - Materials and surface engineering
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
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Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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