The Current Big Thing is Really Small – A Review on Nanomaterials in Medicine with an Overview of Metal Oxide Nanomaterial Toxicity

Authors

  • A Priyadarshini Gandham Department of Pharmacology, CMR College of Pharmacy, Kandlakoya (V), Medchal Road, Hyderabad
  • Pisupati SR Sweeya Department of Pharmacology, CMR College of Pharmacy, Kandlakoya (V), Medchal Road, Hyderabad
  • Geetha Karra Department of Pharmacology, CMR College of Pharmacy, Kandlakoya (V), Medchal Road, Hyderabad
  • Dr. Vijay R Chidrawar Department of Pharmacology, CMR College of Pharmacy, Kandlakoya (V), Medchal Road, Hyderabad
  • Dr. V. Uma Maheswara Rao Department of Pharmacology, CMR College of Pharmacy, Kandlakoya (V), Medchal Road, Hyderabad

Keywords:

Nanotechnology, nanoparticles, ROS, nanomedicine, metal oxide nanomaterials, toxicity

Abstract

Nanotechnology is being employed in the pharmaceutical field for many reasons, but perhaps the leading goals are to improve drug solubility/bio-availability and/or delivery to various sites of action and development of advanced diagnostic and therapeutic devices. Among various nanomaterials, metal oxide nanomaterials have a promising application in nanomedicine. In recent years, the health impacts of nanomaterials and ultrafine particles have been paid attention. Due to a wide range of differences between the properties of nanomaterials among them and when compared to their bulk forms, there is a need to study both acute and chronic toxicities of these nanomaterials to assess their health impacts and toxicities in humans. In this review, application of nanomaterials in nano-medicine, toxicities of metal oxide nanomaterials and challenges before nano-drugs in pharmaceutical industry have been given an overview.

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Published

2013-11-01

How to Cite

Gandham, A. P., Sweeya, P. S., Karra, G., Chidrawar, D. V. R., & Rao, D. V. U. M. (2013). The Current Big Thing is Really Small – A Review on Nanomaterials in Medicine with an Overview of Metal Oxide Nanomaterial Toxicity. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Development, 1(6), 123–136. Retrieved from https://ajprd.com/index.php/journal/article/view/129

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