Case Studies in Nanotoxicology and Particle Toxicology.
Gatti, Antonietta M.
Case Studies in Nanotoxicology and Particle Toxicology. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (277 pages)
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 - Introduction -- 1.1 - The history -- 1.2 - What is nanopathology? -- References -- Chapter 2 - A Very Brief History of Particulate Pollution -- 2.1 - Origin -- References -- Chapter 3 - Nanotoxicity -- 3.1 - Introduction -- 3.2 - New scenario of the nano-bio-interactions -- 3.3 - The nanotoxicological debate -- References -- Chapter 4 - Clinical Cases -- 4.1 - Introduction -- 4.2 - Mesothelioma: a nanofiber-induced disease -- 4.3 - Hashimoto Thyroiditis -- 4.4 - Ameloblastoma -- 4.5 - Leukemia and lymphoma -- 4.6 - Congenital malformations -- 4.7 - Cryoglobulinemia -- 4.8 - Breast Cancer -- References -- Chapter 5 - Sentinel Cases -- 5.1 - Introduction: Nanopathology and Toxicology -- 5.2 - Sentinel cases -- 5.3 - Hepatic granulomas: Same disease, different pathogens -- 5.4 - Archeology and war -- 5.5 - The case of the worker in a ceramic-tile industry -- 5.6 - Precious alloys in a prostatic neoformation -- 5.7 - The case of a child with prostate cancer -- 5.8 - A malformed child born with leukemia -- 5.9 - Malformed children -- 5.10 - The child with bone cancer -- 5.11 - The case of the patient killed by repeated enemas -- 5.12 - The boy who played five-a-side football -- 5.13 - The boy who went into a sudden coma -- References -- Chapter 6 - Environmental Cases and Nanoecotoxicology -- 6.1 - The case of a power plant -- 6.2 - Contamination around urban incinerators -- 6.3 - The case of the incinerator of Terni -- 6.4 - Contamination by engineered nanoparticles -- References -- Chapter 7 - War Cases and Terrorist Attacks -- 7.1 - Introduction -- 7.2 - The war environmental dust -- 7.3 - The Italian case: diseases among soldiers after the Balkan war -- 7.4 - The case of Soldier 1 -- 7.5 - The case of Soldier 2. 7.6 - A case of a soldier with contaminated semen and artificial insemination -- 7.7 - A case of a soldier with aspergillosis complications -- 7.8 - The case of a civilian who worked in Sarajevo during the siege and war -- 7.9 - The cases of two reporters who worked in the Gulf and Balkan War theaters -- 7.10 - Quirra and the Quirra Syndrome -- 7.11 - The cases of rescue workers during the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers -- 7.12 - Have Hiroshima and Nagasaki been misinterpreted? -- 7.13 - A brief conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8 - Food, Drugs and Nanoparticles -- 8.1 - Introduction -- 8.2 - Intentional and accidental contamination of food -- 8.3 - Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and food -- 8.4 - Vaccine contamination -- References -- Chapter 9 - Occupational Cases -- 9.1 - Introduction -- 9.2 - Printers and nanoink -- 9.3 - Cases of spontaneous pneumothorax -- 9.4 - Working pollution in nanotechnology laboratories -- References -- Chapter 10 - Miscellaneous Cases -- 10.1 - Impact of smoking -- 10.2 - Diabetes, chronic-fatigue syndrome and other pathologies that could be explained from a different point of view -- 10.3 - Other possible effects of nanoparticle exposure -- References -- Chapter 11 - The Future of Nanotechnologies -- 11.1 - Introduction -- 11.2 - Can nanomedicine solve the unsolved problems of medicine? -- 11.3 - The success of nanosilver -- 11.4 - Analysis of the end of the life cycle of nanoproducts -- 11.5 - Prevention and systems of prevention -- 11.6 - Present and future -- References -- Chapter 12 - Conclusions -- 12.1 - Conclusions -- Index.
9780128012543
Nano materials.
Nanotoxicology.
Toxicology.
Electronic books.
TA418.9.C6 .G384 2015
Case Studies in Nanotoxicology and Particle Toxicology. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (277 pages)
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 - Introduction -- 1.1 - The history -- 1.2 - What is nanopathology? -- References -- Chapter 2 - A Very Brief History of Particulate Pollution -- 2.1 - Origin -- References -- Chapter 3 - Nanotoxicity -- 3.1 - Introduction -- 3.2 - New scenario of the nano-bio-interactions -- 3.3 - The nanotoxicological debate -- References -- Chapter 4 - Clinical Cases -- 4.1 - Introduction -- 4.2 - Mesothelioma: a nanofiber-induced disease -- 4.3 - Hashimoto Thyroiditis -- 4.4 - Ameloblastoma -- 4.5 - Leukemia and lymphoma -- 4.6 - Congenital malformations -- 4.7 - Cryoglobulinemia -- 4.8 - Breast Cancer -- References -- Chapter 5 - Sentinel Cases -- 5.1 - Introduction: Nanopathology and Toxicology -- 5.2 - Sentinel cases -- 5.3 - Hepatic granulomas: Same disease, different pathogens -- 5.4 - Archeology and war -- 5.5 - The case of the worker in a ceramic-tile industry -- 5.6 - Precious alloys in a prostatic neoformation -- 5.7 - The case of a child with prostate cancer -- 5.8 - A malformed child born with leukemia -- 5.9 - Malformed children -- 5.10 - The child with bone cancer -- 5.11 - The case of the patient killed by repeated enemas -- 5.12 - The boy who played five-a-side football -- 5.13 - The boy who went into a sudden coma -- References -- Chapter 6 - Environmental Cases and Nanoecotoxicology -- 6.1 - The case of a power plant -- 6.2 - Contamination around urban incinerators -- 6.3 - The case of the incinerator of Terni -- 6.4 - Contamination by engineered nanoparticles -- References -- Chapter 7 - War Cases and Terrorist Attacks -- 7.1 - Introduction -- 7.2 - The war environmental dust -- 7.3 - The Italian case: diseases among soldiers after the Balkan war -- 7.4 - The case of Soldier 1 -- 7.5 - The case of Soldier 2. 7.6 - A case of a soldier with contaminated semen and artificial insemination -- 7.7 - A case of a soldier with aspergillosis complications -- 7.8 - The case of a civilian who worked in Sarajevo during the siege and war -- 7.9 - The cases of two reporters who worked in the Gulf and Balkan War theaters -- 7.10 - Quirra and the Quirra Syndrome -- 7.11 - The cases of rescue workers during the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers -- 7.12 - Have Hiroshima and Nagasaki been misinterpreted? -- 7.13 - A brief conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8 - Food, Drugs and Nanoparticles -- 8.1 - Introduction -- 8.2 - Intentional and accidental contamination of food -- 8.3 - Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and food -- 8.4 - Vaccine contamination -- References -- Chapter 9 - Occupational Cases -- 9.1 - Introduction -- 9.2 - Printers and nanoink -- 9.3 - Cases of spontaneous pneumothorax -- 9.4 - Working pollution in nanotechnology laboratories -- References -- Chapter 10 - Miscellaneous Cases -- 10.1 - Impact of smoking -- 10.2 - Diabetes, chronic-fatigue syndrome and other pathologies that could be explained from a different point of view -- 10.3 - Other possible effects of nanoparticle exposure -- References -- Chapter 11 - The Future of Nanotechnologies -- 11.1 - Introduction -- 11.2 - Can nanomedicine solve the unsolved problems of medicine? -- 11.3 - The success of nanosilver -- 11.4 - Analysis of the end of the life cycle of nanoproducts -- 11.5 - Prevention and systems of prevention -- 11.6 - Present and future -- References -- Chapter 12 - Conclusions -- 12.1 - Conclusions -- Index.
9780128012543
Nano materials.
Nanotoxicology.
Toxicology.
Electronic books.
TA418.9.C6 .G384 2015