| Literature DB >> 21329040 |
Alexey P Popov1, Andrei V Zvyagin, Juergen Lademann, Michael S Roberts, Washington Sanchez, Alexander V Priezzhev, Risto Myllylä.
Abstract
In this review, we discuss the use of inorganic nanoparticles, mainly zinc oxide (ZnO) and titanium dioxide (TiO2), for sunscreen applications considering their intrinsic physical properties and the Mie theory. These properties cause, from one side, attenuation of the ultraviolet light by absorption and scattering (dependent on a particle size), which is the purpose sunscreens are designed for, and formation of free radicals (i.e., phototoxicity) during this process--from the other. Particle penetration into skin is also an important issue addressed in this review due to possible adverse effects associated with interaction between nanoparticles and skin living cells.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21329040 DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2010.1144
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biomed Nanotechnol ISSN: 1550-7033 Impact factor: 4.099