Abstract
Health risk assessment of nanomaterials (NMs) is an emergent field, genotoxicity being an important endpoint to be tested. The nanotechnology industry is rapidly growing due to the interesting physicochemical properties of the new produced nanomaterials. The wide expansion of this market implies the increased presence of nanomaterials in the worldwide environment. Thus, human exposure to nanoparticles is certainly occurring at present, but a very dramatic increase is expected in the near future
Highlights
Health risk assessment of nanomaterials (NMs) is an emergent field, genotoxicity being an important endpoint to be tested
Genotoxicology of Quantum Dots Used in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
The semiconductors Quantum Dots (QDs) constitute a generation of nanomaterials characterized by their small size (110 nm), containing about 200-10,000 atoms, and having invaluable optical, chemical, electrical and magnetic properties [3]
Summary
Genotoxicology of Quantum Dots Used in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Health risk assessment of nanomaterials (NMs) is an emergent field, genotoxicity being an important endpoint to be tested. These properties can cause new biological effects that must be studied. In addition to the general toxicological properties, the knowledge of the possible interactions of NMs with DNA is essential, due to the importance of genetic damage to human health.
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