Inhalation exposure study of titanium dioxide nanoparticles with a primary particle size of 2 to 5 nm

Authors :: Grassian, Vicki H.
O'Shaughnessy, Patrick T.
Adamcakova-Dodd, Andrea
Pettibone, John M.
Thorne, Peter S.
Source :: Environmental Health Perspectives. March, 2007, Vol. 115 Issue 3, p397, 6 p.
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Nanotechnology offers great promise in many industrial applications. However, little is known about the health effects of manufactured nanoparticles, the building blocks of nanomaterials. OBJECTIVES: Titanium dioxide (Ti[O.sub.2]) nanoparticles [...]

Subjects :: Titanium dioxide -- Health aspects
Nanoparticles -- Health aspects
Respiration -- Health aspects

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