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Mechanistic understanding of toxicity from nanocatalysts
Cuijuan Jiang1, Jianbo Jia2, Shumei Zhai3
1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China. cjjiang@sdu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Nanoparticle-based catalysts, or nanocatalysts, have been applied in various industrial sectors, including refineries, petrochemical plants, the pharmaceutical industry, the chemical industry, food processing, and environmental remediation. As a result, there is an increasing risk of human exposure to nanocatalysts. This review evaluates the toxicity of popular nanocatalysts applied in industrial processes in cell and animal models. The molecular mechanisms associated with such nanotoxicity are emphasized to reveal common toxicity-inducing pathways from various nanocatalysts and the uniqueness of each specific nanocatalyst.
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