Mimicking exposures to acute and lifetime concentrations of inhaled silver nanoparticles by two different in vitro approaches

• Fabian Herzog,
• Kateryna Loza,
• Sandor Balog,
• Martin J. D. Clift,
• Matthias Epple,
• Peter Gehr,
• Alke Petri-Fink and
• Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1357–1370, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.149

• as objects with all three external dimensions between 1 and 100 nm [2], silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) allow for a vast range of applications and are the most commonly used material in the emerging markets of nano-sized products [3][4][5][6]. Consumer applications using Ag NPs as antimicrobial agents

Antimicrobial properties of CuO nanorods and multi-armed nanoparticles against B. anthracis vegetative cells and endospores

• Pratibha Pandey,
• Merwyn S. Packiyaraj,
• Himangini Nigam,
• Gauri S. Agarwal,
• Beer Singh and
• Manoj K. Patra

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 789–800, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.91

• inorganic agents compared to organic antimicrobial agents [8]. The safe and efficient decontamination of civilian water resources and facilities after an attack with B. anthracis is a potential application for nanomaterials. A considerable amount of research was published recently in the field of