Nanotechnology in respiratory medicine

Respiratory Research

Table 1 Oxidative stress induction in respiratory tissue by different nanoparticles

Nanoparticles	PbS	PbS	TiO2	ZnO	Fe₂O₃
Size	60 nm	30 nm	294 nm	63 nm	39 nm
Model	in vivo	in vivo	in vivo	in vitro	in vitro
Model	(rat lungs)	(rat lungs)	(mice lungs)	(BEAS-2B and A549 lung cells)	(BEAS-2B and A549 lung cells)
Oxidative Stress	+	++	+	+	-

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