- Alumina nanomaterials
- Copper nanomaterials
- Gold nanomaterials
- Silica nanomaterials
- Zinc nanomaterials
- Other various nanomaterials

Alumina nanomaterials

• Oesterling, E; Chopra, N; Gavalas, V. et al. (May 2008). Alumina nanoparticles induce expression of endothelial cell adhesion molecules. Toxicology Letters, 178 (3): 160-166.
• Yang, L et al. (2005). Particle surface characteristics may play an important role in phytotoxicity of Alumina nanoparticles. Toxicology Letters, 158: 122-132.
• Wagner, A.J., Bleckmann, C.A. et al. (June 2007). Cellular Interaction of Different Forms of Aluminum Nanoparticles in Rat Alveolar Macrophages. J. Phys. Chem. B, 111 (25), 7353 -7359. Abstract.

Copper nanomaterials

• Chen Z, Meng HA, Xing GM, Chen CY, Zhao YL, Jia GA, Wang TC, Yuan H, Ye C, Zhao F, Chai ZF, Zhu CF, Fang XH, Ma BC, Wan LJ. (May 2006). Acute toxicological effects of copper nanoparticles in vivo. Toxicology letters [0378-4274], 163(2): 109 -120. Article
• Griffitt, R.J., Weil, R., Hyndman, K.A. (2007). Exposure to Copper Nanoparticles Causes Gill Injury and Acute Lethality in Zebrafish (Danio rerio). Environ. Sci. Technol. Abstract
• Heinlaan, M., Ivask, A., et al. (2008). Toxicity of nanosized and bulk ZnO, CuO and TiO2 to bacteria Vibrio fischeri and crustaceans Daphnia magna and Thamnocephalus platyurus. Chemosphere, 71 (7): 1308-1316. Abstract
• Hoffmann, S.R., Shafer, M.M., Armstrong, D.E. (2007). Strong Colloidal and Dissolved Organic Ligands Binding Copper and Zinc in Rivers. Environ. Sci. Technol., 41 (20): 6996-7002. Abstract
• Meng, H., Chen, Z., Xing, G.M. et al. (December 2007). Ultrahigh reactivity provokes nanotoxicity: Explanation of oral toxicity of nano-copper particles. Toxicology Letters, 175 (1-3): 102-110. Article
• Meng, H., Chen, Z., Xing, G.M. et al. (June 2007). Ultrahigh reactivity and grave nanotoxicity of copper nanoparticles. Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry, 272 (3): 595-598.
• Szymczak, W; Menzel, N; Keck, L. (May 2007). Emission of ultrafine copper particles by universal motors controlled by phase angle modulation. Journal of Aerosol Science, 38 (5): 520-531.
• - NEW - VanWinkle, B. A., De Messy Bently, K. L., Malecki, J. M., Gunter, K. K., Evans, I. M., Elder, A., Finkelstein, J. N., Oberdorster, G., Gunter, T. E.(2009). Nanoparticle (NP) uptake by type I alveolar epithelial cells and their oxidant stress response.Nanotoxicology, 3(4): 307-318. Abstract

Gold nanomaterials

• - NEW - Grigg, J., Tellabati, B., Rhead, S., Almeida G.M., Higgins, J. A., Bowman, K. J., Jones, G. D., Howes, P. B. (2009). DNA damage of macrophages at an air-tissue interface induced by metal nanoparticles. Nanotoxicology, 3(4): 348-354. Abstract
• Khan, JA; Pillai, B; Das, TK et al. (July 2007). Molecular effects of uptake of gold nanoparticles in HeLa cells. Chembiochem., 8 (11): 1237-1240. Article.
• Lovern, SB; Owen, HA; Klaper, R. (March 2008). Electron microscopy of gold nanoparticle intake in the gut of Daphnia magna. Nanotoxicology, 2(1):43-48. Abstract.
• Panessa-Warren, B.J., Warren, J.B., et al. (2008). Human epithelial cell processing of carbon and gold nanoparticles. International Journal Of Nanotechnology, 5 (1): 55-91. Abstract
• Patra, H.K., Banerjee, S., Chaudhuri, U. (June 2007). Cell selective response to gold nanoparticles. Nanomedicine, 3 (2): 111-119.
• - NEW - Ponti, J., Colognato, R., Frnachini, F., Gioia, S., Simonelli, F., Abbas, K., Uboldi, C., Kirkpatrick, J., Holzwatch, U., Rossi, F.(2009). A quantitative in vitro approach to study the intracellular fate of gold nanoparticles: from synthesis to cytotoxicity. Nanotoxicology, 3(4): 296 - 306. Abstract
• - NEW - VanWinkle, B. A., De Messy Bently, K. L., Malecki, J. M., Gunter, K. K., Evans, I. M., Elder, A., Finkelstein, J. N., Oberdorster, G., Gunter, T. E.(2009). Nanoparticle (NP) uptake by type I alveolar epithelial cells and their oxidant stress response.Nanotoxicology, 3(4): 307-318. Abstract
• Yu, L.E., Yung, L.L., Ong, C. et al. (September 2007). Translocation and effects of gold nanoparticles after inhalation exposure in rats. Nanotoxicology, 1(3): 235-242. Article

Silica nanomaterials

• Adams, L.K., Lyon, D.Y., and Alvarez, P.J.J. (November 2006). Comparative eco-toxicity of nanoscale TiO2, SiO2, and ZnO water suspensions. Water Research, 40(19): 3527-3532. Article.
• Cho, W.S., Choi, M., et al. (December 2007). Inflammatory mediators induced by intratracheal instillation of ultrafine amorphous silica particles. Toxicology Letters, 175 (1-3): 24-33.
• - NEW - Gerloff, K., Albrecht, C., Boots, A. W., Foumlrster, I., Schins, R. P. F.(2009). Cytotoxicity and oxidative DNA damage by nanoparticles in human intestinal Caco-2 cells. Nanotoxicology, 3(4): 355-364. Abstract
• Di Pasqua, AJ; Sharma, KK; Shi, YL. et al. (July 2008). Cytotoxicity of mesoporous silica nanomaterials. Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 102(7): 1416-1423. Abstract.
• Jin, Y., Kannan, S., Wu,M. and Zhao, J.X. (2007). Toxicity of Luminescent Silica Nanoparticles to Living Cells. Chem. Res. Toxicol., Abstract
• Kaewamatawong, T. Shimada, A., Okajima, A. (January 2006). Acute and Subacute Pulmonary Toxicity of Low Dose of Ultrafine Colloidal Silica Particles in Mice after Intratracheal Instillation. Toxicologic Pathology, 34(7): 958-965. Article.
• Qi, SJ; Yi, CQ; Chen, WW; Fong, CC; Lee, ST; Yang, MS. (July 2007). Effects of silicon nanowires on HepG2 cell adhesion and spreading. ChemBioChem, 8 (10): 1115-1118. Article
• - NEW - Ruizendaal. L., Bhattacharjee, S., Pournazari, K., Rosso-Vasic, M., de Haan, L. H. J., Alink, G. M., Marcelis, T. M., Zuilhof, H. (2009). Synthesis and cytotoxicity of silicon nanoparticles with covalently attached organic monolayers, Pages 339 - 347. Nanotoxicology, 3(4): 339-347. Abstract
• Wallace, W.E., Keane, M.J., Murray, D.K., Chisholm, W.P., Maynard, A.D., and Ong, T.M. (January 2007). Phospholipid lung surfactant and nanoparticle surface toxicity: Lessons from diesel soots and silicate dusts. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 9,1: 23-38. Abstract.
• Yi, C., Fong, C.C., Chen, W.W. et al. (July 2007). Inhibition of Biochemical Reactions by Silicon Nanowires through Modulating Enzyme Activities. Chembiochem., 8 (11): 1225-1229. Article.

Zinc nanomaterials

• Adams, L.K., Lyon, D.Y., and Alvarez, P.J.J. (November 2006). Comparative eco-toxicity of nanoscale TiO2, SiO2, and ZnO water suspensions. Water Research, 40(19): 3527-3532. Article.
• Franklin, N.M., Rogers, N.J., Apte, S.C. (2007). Comparative Toxicity of Nanoparticulate ZnO, Bulk ZnO, and ZnCl2 to a Freshwater Microalga (Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata): The Importance of Particle Solubility. Environ. Sci. Technol. Abstract
• - NEW - Gerloff, K., Albrecht, C., Boots, A. W., Foumlrster, I., Schins, R. P. F.(2009). Cytotoxicity and oxidative DNA damage by nanoparticles in human intestinal Caco-2 cells. Nanotoxicology, 3(4): 355-364. Abstract
• Heinlaan, M., Ivask, A., et al. (2008). Toxicity of nanosized and bulk ZnO, CuO and TiO2 to bacteria Vibrio fischeri and crustaceans Daphnia magna and Thamnocephalus platyurus. Chemosphere, 71 (7): 1308-1316. Abstract
• Wang, B., Feng, W. et al. (February 2008). Acute toxicological impact of nano- and submicro-scaled zinc oxide powder on healthy adult mice. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 10(2): 263-276. Article.
• Wang, B., Feng, W.Y., Wang, T.C. (February 2006). Acute toxicity of nano- and micro-scale zinc powder in healthy adult mice. Toxicology Letters, 161(2): 115-123. Article.

Other various nanomaterials

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• - NEW - Bastian, S., Busch, W., Kuhnel, D., Springer, A., Miebner, T., Holke, R., Scholz, S., Iwe, M., POmpe, W., Gelinsky, M., Potthoff, A., Richter, V., Ikonomidou, C., Schirmer, K. (2009). Toxicity of tungsten carbide and cobalt-doped tungsten carbide nanoparticles in mammalian cells in vitro. Environmental Health Perspectives, 117(4): 530-536. Article.
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• - NEW - Grigg, J., Tellabati, B., Rhead, S., Almeida G.M., Higgins, J. A., Bowman, K. J., Jones, G. D., Howes, P. B. (2009). DNA damage of macrophages at an air-tissue interface induced by metal nanoparticles. Nanotoxicology, 3(4): 348-354. Abstract
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