Thursday, May 07, 2015

Genotoxic effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles

Nanoscale, 2015, 7,8931-8938
DOI: 10.1039/C5NR01167A, Paper
Julia Heim, Eva Felder, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Anke Kaltbeitzel, Ulf Ruediger Heinrich, Christoph Brochhausen, Volker Mailander, Wolfgang Tremel, Juergen Brieger
Zinc oxide nanoparticles are used in a variety of applications. These particles are internalised and dissociate quickly. Zn2+ accumulates in the nucleus and causes DNA double strand breaks.
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