Environmental hazard assessment for polymeric and inorganic nanobiomaterials used in drug delivery

Abstract Background The increasing development and use of nanobiomaterials raises questions about their potential adverse effects on the environment after excretion and release. Published ecotoxicological data was searched for five polymeric nanobiomaterials [chitosan, polylactic acid (PLA), polyacr...

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Main Authors: Marina Hauser, Guangyu Li, Bernd Nowack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Nanobiotechnology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12951-019-0489-8