Health Impact of Silver Nanoparticles: A Review of the Biodistribution and Toxicity Following Various Routes of Exposure

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 21; no. 7; p. 2375
• Main Authors: Ferdous, Zannatul, Nemmar, Abderrahim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 30.03.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents - analysis; Anti-Bacterial Agents - metabolism; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacokinetics; Anti-Bacterial Agents - toxicity; Antimicrobial agents; Bibliographic data bases; Fourier transforms; Humans; Metal Nanoparticles - analysis; Metal Nanoparticles - toxicity; Microscopy; Morphology; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; Physicochemical properties; Review; Silver - analysis; Silver - metabolism; Silver - pharmacokinetics; Silver - toxicity; Textiles; Tissue Distribution; routes of exposure; biodistribution; silver nanoparticles; cytotoxicity

Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) have gained huge importance in technological advancements over the past few years. Among the various ENMs, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have become one of the most explored nanotechnology-derived nanostructures and have been intensively investigated for their unique p...