Nanotoxicity

1. Historical Overview of Nanotechnology and Nanotoxicology  2. Characterization of Nanomaterials for Toxicological Studies 3. Methods for Understanding the Interaction Between Nanoparticles and Cells 4. Single-Cell Gel Electrophoresis (COMET) Assay in Nano-Genotoxicology 5. Single-Cell Nanotoxicity Assays of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (SPIONs) 6. Western Blot Analysis 7. Application of Reverse Transcription-PCR and Real-Time PCR in Nanotoxicity Research 8. Deriving TC50 Values of Nanoparticles from Electrochemical Monitoring of Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Activity Indirectly 9. Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbant Assay of IL-8 Production in Response to Silver Nanoparticles 10. Metabolomics Techniques in Nanotoxicology Studies 11. Nanoparticle Uptake Measured by Flow Cytometry 12. Determining Biological Activity of Nanoparticles as Measured by Flow Cytometry 13. Whole Cell Impedance Biosensoring Devices 14. Free Energy Calculation of Permeant-Membrane Interactions Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations 15. Screening of Fullerene Toxicity by Haemolysis Assay 16. Assessment of In Vitro Skin Irritation Potential of Nanoparticles: RHE Model 17. In Vivo Methods of Nanotoxicology 18. The Luminescent Bacteria Test to Determine the Acute Toxicity of Nanoparticle Suspensions 19. The Primacy of Physicochemical Characterization of Nanomaterials for Reliable Toxicity Assessment: A Review of the Zebrafish Nanotoxicology Model 20. Application of Embryonic and Adult Zebrafish for Nanotoxicity Assessment 21. Applications of Subsurface Microscopy  22. Application of ICP-MS for the Study of Disposition and Toxicity of Metal-Based Nanomaterials  23. Quantitative Nanoparticle Organ Disposition by Gel Permeation Chromatography  24. Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling For Nanoparticle Toxicity Study 25. Biophysical Methods for Assessing Plant Responses to Nanoparticle Exposure 26. In Vivo Nanotoxicity Assays in Plant Models

From the reviews:"A practical guide for scientists from different disciplines, including toxicologists, material scientists, cell biologists and pharmaceutical scientists. ... Undoubtedly, the book contains a wealth of useful nanotoxicity research protocols. ... Nanotoxicity: Methods and Protocols provides a wealth of practical information and experimental protocols related to the increasingly relevant topic of Nanotoxicity and it will be useful to researchers across many disciplines." (Driton Vllasaliu, BTS Newsletter - The British Toxicology Society, Issue 43, Winter, 2013)