Issue 40, 2013

Multi-parametric reference nanomaterials for toxicology: state of the art, future challenges and potential candidates

Abstract

A major requirement for the validation of methods assessing the risk associated with engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) is the use of reference materials (RMs). In the present contribution we review available RMs, ongoing projects and characterisation trends in the field. The conclusion is that actual approaches to RMs mostly deal with metrological considerations about single properties of the ENPs, typically their primary size, which can hardly be representative of nanoparticles characteristics in real testing media and therefore, not valid for reliable and comparable toxicological studies. As an alternative, we discussed the convenience and feasibility of establishing multi-parametric RMs for a series of ENPs, focusing on silica nanoparticles (SNPs). As a future perspective, the need to develop RMs based on hybrid nanoparticles is also discussed.

Graphical abstract: Multi-parametric reference nanomaterials for toxicology: state of the art, future challenges and potential candidates

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
29 Apr 2013
Accepted
04 Jul 2013
First published
08 Jul 2013
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2013,3, 18202-18215

Multi-parametric reference nanomaterials for toxicology: state of the art, future challenges and potential candidates

G. Orts-Gil, K. Natte and W. Österle, RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 18202 DOI: 10.1039/C3RA42112K

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