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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2014

Lung injury induced by TiO2 nanoparticles depends on their structural features: size, shape, crystal phases, and surface coating.

Jiangxue Wang, Yubo Fan

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers.

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50citing papers in PubMed
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

50 citing papers in PubMed, 131 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Assessment of ion release, cytotoxicity, and potential systemic toxicity of titanium dental alloy.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2026
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  3. Amine-Functionalized and Gold-Decorated Amine-Functionalized TiOInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  5. Transcriptomic profile of TiOArchives of toxicology · 2025
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  11. Cellular andThe journal of physical chemistry. B · 2024
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  16. A multiplex inhalation platform to modelFrontiers in pharmacology · 2023
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  18. Titanium Dioxide: Structure, Impact, and Toxicity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jiangxue WangKey Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China. wangjiangxue@buaa.edu.cn.
Yubo FanKey Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China. yubofan@buaa.edu.cn.
Beihang University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the rapid development of nanotechnology, a variety of engineered nanoparticles (NPs) are being produced. Nanotoxicology has become a hot topic in many fields, as researchers attempt to elucidate the potential adverse health effects of NPs. The biological activity of NPs strongly depends on physicochemical parameters but these are not routinely considered in toxicity screening, such as dose metrics. In this work, nanoscale titanium dioxide (TiO2), one of the most commonly produced and widely used NPs, is put forth as a representative. The correlation between the lung toxicity and pulmonary cell impairment related to TiO2 NPs and its unusual structural features, including size, shape, crystal phases, and surface coating, is reviewed in detail. The reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in pulmonary inflammation in response to the properties of TiO2 NPs is also briefly described. To fully understand the potential biological effects of NPs in toxicity screening, we highly recommend that the size, crystal phase, dispersion and agglomeration status, surface coating, and chemical composition should be most appropriately characterized.

Indexed as

Particle SizeAnimalsCoated Materials, BiocompatibleCrystallizationHumansLung InjuryNanoparticlesTitaniumCoated Materials, BiocompatibleTitaniumtitanium dioxide

Identifiers

PMID25479073
PMCPMC4284706
OpenAlexW2044059472

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