Browsing by Author "Watson, Christa"

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    • Assessing the impact of engineered nanoparticles on wound healing using a novel in vitro bioassay 

      Zhou, Enhua; Wright, Christa Young; Pizzo, Richard; Cohen, Joel; Dang, Quynh Nhu; Ferreira de Barros, Pedro Macul; Park, Chan Young Young; Chen, Cheng; Brain, Joseph David; Butler, James P.; Ruberti, Jeffrey W; Fredberg, Jeffrey J.; Demokritou, Phil K. (Future Medicine Ltd, 2014)
      AIM: As engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) increasingly enter consumer products, humans become increasingly exposed. The first line of defense against ENPs is the epithelium, the integrity of which can be compromised by ...

    • Engineering safer-by-design silica-coated ZnO nanorods with reduced DNA damage potential 

      Sotiriou, Georgios; Wright, Christa Young; Murdaugh, Kimberly; Darrah, Thomas H.; Pyrgiotakis, Georgios; Elder, Alison; Brain, Joseph David; Demokritou, Phil K. (Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2014)
      Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles absorb UV light efficiently while remaining transparent in the visible light spectrum rendering them attractive in cosmetics and polymer films. Their broad use, however, raises concerns ...