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SUBMITTER: Morsella M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6044627 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Morsella Michela M d'Alessandro Nicola N Lanterna Anabel E AE Scaiano Juan C JC
ACS omega 20160923 3
The use of particulate titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>) as an active sunscreen ingredient has raised concerns about potential risks from TiO<sub>2</sub>-mediated free radical formation. To date, remediation attempts have concentrated on reducing the yield of free radical generation by TiO<sub>2</sub> upon sunlight exposure. The problem with this approach is that given the band gap in TiO<sub>2</sub>, production of radical and the ensuing reactive oxygen species (ROS) is completely normal. Our ...[more]