Nanosafety: An Evolving Concept to Bring the Safest Possible Nanomaterials to Society and Environment.

ABSTRACT: The use of nanomaterials has been increasing in recent times, and they are widely used in industries such as cosmetics, drugs, food, water treatment, and agriculture. The rapid development of new nanomaterials demands a set of approaches to evaluate the potential toxicity and risks related to them. In this regard, nanosafety has been using and adapting already existing methods (toxicological approach), but the unique characteristics of nanomaterials demand new approaches (nanotoxicology) to fully understand the potential toxicity, immunotoxicity, and (epi)genotoxicity. In addition, new technologies, such as organs-on-chips and sophisticated sensors, are under development and/or adaptation. All the information generated is used to develop new in silico approaches trying to predict the poten

SUBMITTER: Lebre F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9181910 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature