Journal of Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology

Francesco Drago

Publications

• Research Article
  Cytokine Impregnated Biomatrix: A New Tool to Study Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Effects on Invertebrate Immune Cells
  Author(s): Rossana Girardello, Francesco Drago, Magda de Eguileor, Roberto Valvassori, Jacopo Vizioli, Gianluca Tettamanti and Annalisa Grimaldi Rossana Girardello, Francesco Drago, Magda de Eguileor, Roberto Valvassori, Jacopo Vizioli, Gianluca Tettamanti and Annalisa Grimaldi
  
  The novel features of engineered nanoparticles, such as multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are impressive and attractive for technology, however they dissolved in water and accumulate in soils through the application of sewage sludge, accidental spills, and deposition from the air, agrochemicals or soil remediation. Given that several studies have revealed that chronic exposure to these nanomaterials products through the ingestion of drinking water, inhalation and dermal contact may harbour potential risks to human health, risk assessment of this nanomaterials in the aquatic environment are becoming essential. Here we propose a freshwater invertebrate, the leech Hirudo medicinalis, as a model to assess the effects MWCNTs on the immune system by means of in vivo and in vitro experiments. For this study, we used a consolidated experimental approach ba.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7439.1000323

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