Nanoparticles in medicine and environment : Inhalation and health effects - Marijnissen, J.C.; Gradon, Leon.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010)
The Origin and Production of Nanoparticles in Environment and Industry -- Characterization of Combustion and Engine Exhaust Particles -- Medicine Nanoparticle Production by EHDA -- Electrospray and Its Medical Applications -- Generation of Nanoparticles from Vapours in Case of Exhaust Filtration -- Measurement and Characterization of Aerosol Nanoparticles -- Inhalation and Deposition of Nanoparticles: Fundamentals, Phenomenology and Practical Aspects -- Dosimetry of Inhaled Nanoparticles -- Particles of Biomedical Relevance and Their Interactions: A Classical and Quantum Mechanistic Approach to a Theoretical Description -- Health Effects of Nanoparticles (Inhalation) from Medical Point of View/Type of Diseases -- Effects of Cigarette Smoke and Diesel Exhaust on the Innate Immune Function of the Airway Epithelium -- The Potential Harmful and Beneficial Effects of Nanoparticles in Children -- Targeting Drugs to the Lungs - The Example of Insulin -- Protection of the Respiratory System Against Nanoparticles Inhalation -- Overview and Discussion.
Keywords: Medicine; Nanotechnology; Public health; Environmental health; Pharmacology; Biomedicine, general; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Public Health; Environmental Health; Pharmacology/Toxicology.