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ReviewJournal of nanobiotechnology2025

Nickel-based nanomaterials: a comprehensive analysis of risk assessment, toxicity mechanisms, and future strategies for health risk prevention.

Xiaoting Zhou, Jiaqi Liao, Zipeng Lei, Huiqin Yao, Le Zhao, Chun Yang, Yan Zu, Yuliang Zhao

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Review in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Nickel Single-Atom Nanozyme for Multimodal Cancer Therapy.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2026
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  8. Magneto-X Effects in Magnetic Soft Materials and Their Applications.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Xiaoting Zhou *CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
Jiaqi Liao *College of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, 412007, China.
Zipeng LeiClinical College of the Third Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
Huiqin YaoCollege of Basic Medicine, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, China.
Le ZhaoNational Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China.
Chun YangCollege of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, 412007, China. yangchunyc@hut.edu.cn.
Yan ZuCAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China. zuyan@ihep.ac.cn.
Yuliang ZhaoCAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.

Funding

Key Research and Development Program of Ningxia Province of China 2023BEG02031National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFA1207600National Natural Science Foundation of China 22388101National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 22106042Natural ScienceFoundation of Beijing, China 4222086the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation 2024JJ5124
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nickel-based nanomaterials (NBNs) have seen a surge in usage across a variety of applications. However, the widespread use of NBNs has led to increased human exposure, raising questions about their associated health risks, both in the short and long term. Additionally, the spread of NBNs in the environment has attracted considerable attention, emerging as a vital focus for research and development. This review aims to provide an in-depth assessment of the current understanding of NBNs toxicity, the mechanisms underlying their toxicological effects, and the strategies for mitigating associated health risks. We begin by examining the physicochemical properties of NBNs, such as particle size, composition and surface functionalization, which are key determinants of their biological interactions and toxicity. Then, through an extensive analysis of in vitro and in vivo studies, we highlight the adverse effects of NBNs exposure, including the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), oxidative stress, inflammation, cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, and immunotoxicity. To address the potential health risks associated with NBNs, we propose future strategies for risk prevention, including the development of safer nanomaterial designs, implementation of stringent regulatory guidelines, and advancement of novel toxicity testing approaches.

Indexed as

NanostructuresNickelAnimalsHumansOxidative StressParticle SizeReactive Oxygen SpeciesRisk AssessmentNickelReactive Oxygen SpeciesEnvironmental exposureHuman health effectsNanotoxicologyNickel-based nanomaterialsOccupational exposure

Identifiers

PMID40087769
PMCPMC11909927

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