Nanotoxicology

Nanotoxicology is a relatively young science that incorporates recent advances in toxicology, such as the use of systems biology techniques to model and predict the effects of nanoparticles in living systems. Some cell subpopulations are more toxic to nanoparticles than others, and toxicity generally fluctuates with cell cycle. Nanoparticles may cause repairable oxidative stress and DNA damage in cells, as well as promote apoptosis. Most importantly, nanotoxicology can be viewed as a lesson in interdisciplinarity, as a comprehensive understanding of nano-bio interactions requires a combination of different perspectives from chemistry, physics, molecular biology, immunology, pharmacology, and computational sciences, among others. Nanotoxicology, or the study of nanomaterials' safety concerns, is a fast-growing subject of toxicology research due to the vast range of applications of nanoparticles in a multidisciplinary setting. Despite more than 15 years of nanotoxicological research, it might be argued that the underlying mechanisms of toxicity remain unknown.

• Biological Interactions of Nanomaterials
• Biomarkers
• Ecotoxicology
• Exposure and Effect
• Human and Environmental Exposure to Nanomaterials
• In Vitro And In Vivo Models
• Predictive Nanotoxicology
• Regulation of Nanomaterials
• Risk Assessment
• Risk Management (Nano-Governance)
• Sustainable Use of Nanomaterials