Evaluation of the Toxicity of Silver/Silica and Titanium Dioxide Particles in Mammalian Cells

• Published in: Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology Vol. 61
• Main Authors: Pittol, Michele, Tomacheski, Daiane, Simões, Douglas Naue, Ribeiro, Vanda Ferreira, Santana, Ruth Marlene Campomanes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 01.01.2018
• Subjects: mammalian cell; silica; silver; titanium dioxide; toxicology

ABSTRACT The increasing concern over the spread of diseases has lead to a high consumption of antimicrobial additives in the medical and industrial fields. Since these particles can lixiviate from loaded materials, the contact between this additive and mammalian cells can occur during manufacture, u...