Cerium oxide nanoparticles, combining antioxidant and UV shielding properties, prevent UV-induced cell damage and mutagenesis

Nanoscale, 2015, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C5NR03767K, Paper

fanny caputo, Milena De Nicola, Andrzej Sienkiewicz, Anna Giovanetti, Ignacio Bejarano, Silvia Licoccia, Enrico Traversa, Lina Ghibelli
The efficient inorganic UV shields, mostly based on refracting TiO2 particles, dramatically changed sun exposure habits. Unfortunately, health concerns emerged from the pro-oxidant photocatalytic effect of UV-irradiated TiO2, which mediates...
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