Susceptibility of HepG2 Cells to Silver Nanoparticles in Combination with other Metal/Metal Oxide Nanoparticles.
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SUBMITTER: Meczynska-Wielgosz S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7287770 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
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Susceptibility of HepG2 Cells to Silver Nanoparticles in Combination with other Metal/Metal Oxide Nanoparticles.
Męczyńska-Wielgosz Sylwia S Wojewódzka Maria M Matysiak-Kucharek Magdalena M Czajka Magdalena M Jodłowska-Jędrych Barbara B Kruszewski Marcin M Kapka-Skrzypczak Lucyna L
Materials (Basel, Switzerland) 20200512 10
The fast-growing use of nanomaterials in everyday life raises the question about the safety of their use. Unfortunately, the risks associated with the use of nanoparticles (NPs) have not yet been fully assessed. The majority of studies conducted so far at the molecular and cellular level have focused on a single-type exposure, assuming that NPs act as the only factor. In the natural environment, however, we are likely exposed to a mixture of nanoparticles, whose interactions may modulate their i ...[more]
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