title: Characteristics of silver nanoparticles in vehicles for biological applications.
abstract: Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been used for decades as anti-bacterial agents in various industrial fields such as cosmetics, health industry, food storage, textile coatings and environmental applications, although their toxicity is not fully recognized yet. Antimicrobial and catalytic activity of AgNPs depends on their size as well as structure, shape, size distribution, and physico-chemical environment. The unique properties of AgNPs require novel or modified toxicological methods for evaluation of their toxic potential combined with robust analytical methods for characterization of nanoparticles applied in relevant vehicles, e.g., culture medium with/without serum and phosphate buffered saline.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Public Health, Šrobárova 48, 100 42 Prague, Czech Republic. Electronic address: kristina.kejlova@szu.cz.
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kejlová
authors.affiliation: Department of Fat, Surfactant and Cosmetics Technology, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, nam. T. G. Masaryka 5555, 760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Věra
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kašpárková
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Public Health, Šrobárova 48, 100 42 Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krsek
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Public Health, Šrobárova 48, 100 42 Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Dagmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jírová
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University, Hnevotinska 3, 775 15 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Hana
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kolářová
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Public Health, Šrobárova 48, 100 42 Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Markéta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dvořáková
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University, Hnevotinska 3, 775 15 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Kateřina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tománková
authors.affiliation: Department of Fat, Surfactant and Cosmetics Technology, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, nam. T. G. Masaryka 5555, 760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Veronika
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mikulcová
mesh_terms: D000067493:Dynamic Light Scattering; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D010316:Particle Size; D014677:Pharmaceutical Vehicles; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D014677:Pharmaceutical Vehicles; D012834:Silver
keywords: Culture medium; Dynamic light scattering; Particle size and distribution; Phosphate buffered saline; Silver nanoparticles; Transmission electron microscopy