In vivo toxicity assessment of non-cadmium quantum dots in BALB/c mice

• Published in: Nanomedicine Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 341 - 350
• Main Authors: Lin, Guimiao, Ouyang, Qingling, Hu, Rui, Ding, Zhangchi, Tian, Jinglin, Yin, Feng, Xu, Gaixia, Chen, Qiang, Wang, Xiaomei, Yong, Ken-Tye
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2015
• Subjects: Animals; Biodistribution; Humans; Indium - toxicity; Indium phosphide; Internal Medicine; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Nanoparticles - toxicity; Phosphines - toxicity; Quantum dots; Quantum Dots - toxicity; Tissue Distribution - drug effects; Toxicity; Zinc Sulfate - toxicity; Quantum dots; Toxicity; Biodistribution; Indium phosphide

Along with widespread usage of QDs in electronic and biomedical industries, the likelihood of QDs exposure to the environment and humans is deemed to occur when the QD products are degraded or handled as waste for processing. To date, there are very few toxicological reports available in the literat...