Genotoxic effects of zinc oxide and titanium dioxide nanoparticles on root meristem cells of Allium cepa by comet assay

Eşref DEMİR,Nuray KAYA,Bülent KAYA

Journal: Turkish Journal of Biology
Issue: 2014 · Cilt: 38 - Sayı: 1
Pages: 31–39
DOI: —

Abstract

Nanogenotoxicity is an emergent field, relevant for estimating the potential genotoxic risk of nanomaterials. In this study we investigated the genotoxic potential of zinc oxide (ZnO,

Özet

Nanogenotoxicity is an emergent field, relevant for estimating the potential genotoxic risk of nanomaterials. In this study we investigated the genotoxic potential of zinc oxide (ZnO,

Keywords: Key words: Zinc oxide nanoparticles, titanium dioxide nanoparticles, Allium cepa, comet assay, genotoxicity, DNA damage