Transport phenomena of nanoparticles in plants and animals/humans

• Published in: Environmental research Vol. 151; pp. 233 - 243
• Main Authors: Anjum, Naser A., Rodrigo, Miguel Angel Merlos, Moulick, Amitava, Heger, Zbynek, Kopel, Pavel, Zítka, Ondřej, Adam, Vojtech, Lukatkin, Alexander S., Duarte, Armando C., Pereira, Eduarda, Kizek, Rene
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.11.2016
• Subjects: Animal; Animals; Biological Transport; compliance; Food Chain; Human; Humans; Nanoparticles; Nanoparticles - metabolism; Plant; plants (botany); Plants - metabolism; risk; toxicity; Transport phenomena; Nanoparticles; Human; Plant; Transport phenomena; Animal

The interaction of a plethora nanoparticles with major biota such as plants and animals/humans has been the subject of various multidisciplinary studies with special emphasis on toxicity aspects. However, reports are meager on the transport phenomena of nanoparticles in the plant-animal/human system...