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Toxicological Evaluations of Nanocomposites with Special Reference to Cancer Therapy

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In the last few years, nanoparticles and nanocomposites have emerged as one of the promising candidates to scientists from various fields because of their immense potential to revolutionize science and technology. The nanoscale particles and composites are synthesized with a broad range of metals like gold, silver, iron, metal oxides and semiconductors. They are effective for water filtration, as a therapeutic agent, a very important agent for targeted drug delivery and also of immense importance in biomedical applications like Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The nanoscale particles have a wide range and have the potential to be used for the betterment of biomedical research, human health, and environment. Though these nanoscale materials are synthesized widely all over the world with various metals, carbon and graphene and other elements for research purposes and to understand their applications, the biological issues of toxicity associated with these materials and its impact on human health and environment are grossly unexplored. Detailed understanding of the factors regulating toxicity is lacking. A complete toxicological profile of these nanocomposites will ensure effective translation for a market available drug through clinical trial and other nano-based products. This chapter deals with the synthesis of nanocomposites, their applications and toxicological evaluation of the same in terms of human application.

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Hazra Chowdhury, A., Bagchi, A., Biswas, A., Manirul Islam, S. (2019). Toxicological Evaluations of Nanocomposites with Special Reference to Cancer Therapy. In: Inamuddin, Thomas, S., Kumar Mishra, R., Asiri, A. (eds) Sustainable Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05399-4_38

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