reviewNanomaterialsFeb 23, 2020GOLD OA

Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles: Prospects and Applications in Medicine

DZDaniel ZientalBCBeata Czarczyńska-GoślińskaDTDariusz T. MłynarczykAGArleta Glowacka-SobottaBSBeata Stanisz

Poznan University of Medical Sciences

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Abstract

Metallic and metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs), including titanium dioxide NPs, among polymeric NPs, liposomes, micelles, quantum dots, dendrimers, or fullerenes, are becoming more and more important due to their potential use in novel medical therapies. Titanium dioxide (titanium(IV) oxide, titania, TiO2) is an inorganic compound that owes its recent rise in scientific interest to photoactivity. After the illumination in aqueous media with UV light, TiO2 produces an array of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The capability to produce ROS and thus induce cell death has found application in the photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the treatment of a wide range of maladies, from psoriasis to cancer. Titanium dioxide NPs…

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  • Titanium dioxide
  • Photodynamic therapy
  • Nanoparticle
  • Materials science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Nanomedicine
  • Biomolecule
  • Titanium oxide
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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