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Interaction of Nanomaterials with the Immune System

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The rise of nanotechnology, a new industrial revolution, is generating a wealth of novel advanced materials that are dramatically changing the fields of electronics, engineering, and medicine. It is anticipated that these changes will solve important problems in renewable energy, more efficient communication and transportation systems, bioremediation of environmental pollution, and treatment of debilitating diseases. However, the impact of nanomaterials on the immune system is a concern, since manipulation of matter with a size range on par with subcellular structures has the potential to activate or suppress cells of the innate or adaptive immune system. This chapter overviews the topics covered in this book and thereby sets the stage for understanding the complexity of immune responses to a diversity of emerging engineered nanomaterials.

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  2. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA

    Jared M. Brown

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Bonner, J.C., Brown, J.M. (2020). Introduction. In: Bonner, J., Brown, J. (eds) Interaction of Nanomaterials with the Immune System. Molecular and Integrative Toxicology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33962-3_1

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