2020 article
Interaction of Nanomaterials with the Immune System Introduction
INTERACTION OF NANOMATERIALS WITH THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, pp. 1–14.
author keywords: Nanotechnology; Immune system; Immunotoxicity
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 16, 2021
The rise of nanotechnology, a new industrial revolution, is generating a wealth of novel advanced materials that are dramatically changing the fields of electronics, engineering, and medicine. It is anticipated that these changes will solve important problems in renewable energy, more efficient communication and transportation systems, bioremediation of environmental pollution, and treatment of debilitating diseases. However, the impact of nanomaterials on the immune system is a concern, since manipulation of matter with a size range on par with subcellular structures has the potential to activate or suppress cells of the innate or adaptive immune system. This chapter overviews the topics covered in this book and thereby sets the stage for understanding the complexity of immune responses to a diversity of emerging engineered nanomaterials.