The rapid expansion of the nanotechnology field raises concerns, like any new technology, about the toxicity and environmental impact of nanomaterials. This book addresses the gaps relating to health and safety issues of this field and aims to bring together fragmented knowledge on nanosafety. Not only do chapters address conventional toxicity issues, but also more recent developments such as food borne nanoparticles, life cycle analysis of nanoparticles and nano ethics. In addition, the authors discuss the environmental impact of nanotechnologies as well as safety guidelines and ethical issues surrounding the use of nanoparticles. In particular this book presents a unique compilation of experimental and computational perspectives and illustrates the use of computational models as a support for experimental work. Nanotoxicology: Experimental and Computational Perspectives is aimed towards postgraduates, academics, and practicing industry professionals. This highly comprehensive review also serves as an excellent foundation for undergraduate students and researchers new to nanotechnology and nanotoxicology. It is of particular value to toxicologists working in nanotechnology, chemical risk assessment, food science, environmental, safety, chemical engineering, the biological sciences and pharmaceutical research.

Nanotoxicology: Challenges for Biologists; Chemical Synthesis of Nanoparticles for Diverse Applications; Synthesis of Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications; Protocols for In vitro and In vivo Toxicity Assessment of Engineered Nanoparticles; Nanoparticles in Biomedicine and Medicine, and Possible Clinical Toxicological Application of Peripheral Lymphocytes in the Risk Assessment Process for Susceptible Disease State Individuals; Health Hazard and Risk Assessment of Nanoparticles Applied in Biomedicine; Emerging Systems Toxicology Approaches in Nanosafety Assessment; Organ-on-chip Systems: An Emerging Platform for Toxicity Screening of Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, and Nanomaterials; Progress Towards Risk Assessment for Engineered Nanomaterials; Three-dimensional Models for In vitro Nanotoxicity Testing; Computational Modelling of Biological Responses to Engineered Nanomaterials; Computational Approaches for Predicting Nanotoxicity at the Molecular Level; Safety Guidelines: Recommendations by Various Nations