Symposium Scope & Objectives
Nanotoxicology is concerned with how nanomaterials, via either intended or unintended exposure, affect the health of humans. This symposium seeks to highlight the latest advances in the field and to bring together experts across industry, academia, government, and regulatory bodies.
Key Topic areas include
- Emerging models to study nanotoxicology including cell culture, organoids, organ-on-a-chip, and animal models
- Toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics of nanomaterials
- Biological responses, including biocompatibility and bio-distribution, to different classes of persistent nanomaterials, including nanoplastics and metal oxides
- Relationships between the physical properties of nanomaterials and their biological responses
- Nanomaterial interactions with key tissue barriers including the skin, lung, gastro-intestinal tract, lymphatics, and the vasculature
- Mechanisms of intracellular uptake and trafficking of nanomaterials
- Cellular responses to nanomaterials including oxidative stress and DNA damage
- Unintended biological responses to nanomaterials, including immune system activation or suppression, inflammation, and fibrosis, in various systems such as the cardiovascular and nervous systems
