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Advanced human in vitro models to assess metal oxide nanoparticle-cell interactions

  • Biological Interactions of Oxide Nanoparticles: The Good and The Evil
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Engineered nanoparticles, in particular metal oxide nanoparticles, with their unique and novel properties, enable a plethora of new applications in various fields of research. These new properties have raised concerns about potential adverse effects for the environment and human health and are nowadays very controversial. A reliable, cost- and time-effective, rapid and mechanistic-based testing strategy is needed to replace current conventional phenomenological assessments. Today’s in vitro technology, providing human-based advanced cellular models representing different organ barriers such as skin, lung, placenta, or liver, may cover this need. The aim of this article is to present the current changes in (nano) toxicology strategies, the extent to which in vitro models have achieved general acceptance, and how the relevance of these models can further be improved using examples of selected metal oxide nanoparticles.

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This work was financially supported by the Swiss National Foundation (Grants No. 320030, 138365, 150737, NRP 64 program, grant no 4064–131232), the Research fund of the Swiss Lung Association, Berne, the Adolphe Merkle Foundation, and the European Union Seventh Framework Program (FP 7) under grant agreement 309329 (Nanosolutions).

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Wick, P., Grafmueller, S., Petri-Fink, A. et al. Advanced human in vitro models to assess metal oxide nanoparticle-cell interactions. MRS Bulletin 39, 984–989 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs.2014.219

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