EU SCIENTISTS EXPLORE BEHAVIOUR OF NANOPARTICLES IN CELLS
December 1st, 2011
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) researchers have overcome a major challenge in assessing the toxicity of nanoparticles to humans by identifying individual nanoparticles in cells. Metal and metal oxide nanoparticles - used in some sunscreens - are being assessed by the EU's Hinamox project. The research consortium - led by the Asociacion Centro de Investigacion Cooperativa en Biomateriales, in San Sebastian, Spain - has used ion beam microscopy (IBM) and electron microscopy to observe specific nanoparticles. This has been a major challenge in assessing ...
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