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Effect of ingested nanofibers and nanoparticles on digestive gland epithelium of a model test organism

Author(s): Agron Millaku (Author), Matjaž Torkar (Supervisor), Damjana Drobne (Co-Supervisor)

Year: 2010

Type: Doctoral dissertation

Engineered nanofibers and nanoparticles are recognized as capable of inducing cellular perturbations according to the oxidative stress paradigm or by interacting directly with biological membranes. A number of authors in their investigations with the nanofibres and nanoparticles has reported the ability of nanofibers and nanotparticle to cause the different damage …