Nano Biomedicine
Online ISSN : 2185-4734
Print ISSN : 1883-5198
ISSN-L : 1883-5198
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Study of In Vitro Embryotoxicity Potential by Two Type Nano Titanium Dioxide
Koichi IMAITsukasa AKASAKAFumio WATARIAkito TANOUEKazuaki NAKAMURAKazuhiko SUESEHiromasa TAKASHIMATetsunari NISHIKAWAAkio TANAKAShoji TAKEDA
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2011 Volume 3 Issue 1 Pages 224-230

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Nano and submicron titanium dioxides are widely used as ingredients of sun screen. Thus, its reproductive and developmental toxicities in humans are of concern. We used two kinds of nano titanium dioxides, involving different production methods and surface coatings. The embryotoxicities of these nano titanium dioxides were determined based on inhibitory effects on the cardiomyocyte differentiation of mouse Embryonic Stem cells. As ultrafine titanium dioxide, titanium dioxide (particle diameter, 0.03-0.05 μm) produced by the sintering method (T1) and that (particle diame-ter, 0.01-0.02 μm) produced by the wet method (T2) were used. T2 may cause little developmental toxicity because it has no potent inhibitory effects on cardiomyocyte differentiation. However, T1 should be further investigated.
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