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Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Science |
| Grao en Nanociencia e Nanotecnoloxía |
 Subjects |
| Nanotoxicology |
| Contents |
| Identifying Data | 2023/24 | |||||||||||||
| Subject | Nanotoxicology | Code | 610G04032 | |||||||||||
| Study programme |
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| Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
| Graduate | 1st four-month period |
Fourth | Obligatory | 6 | ||||||||||
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| Topic | Sub-topic |
| I. Introduction to nanotoxicology. Interaction between nanomaterials and biological systems. |
1. Basic concepts in Toxicology and Nanotoxicology. 2. Introduction to Nanotoxicology. 3. Toxicokinetics of nanomaterials. |
| II. Toxicodynamics of nanomaterials. Nanotoxicology at genetic, cellular, tissue, systemic and organism level. |
4. Toxicodynamics and mechanisms of action of nanomaterials. 5. In vitro and in silico nanotoxicity studies. 6. In vitro and epidemiological nanotoxicity studies. |
| III. Presence and behavior of nanomaterials in the environment. |
7. Ecotoxicology of nanomaterials. 8. Evaluation and characterization of the environmental impact of nanomaterials. |
| IV. Nanosecurity and regulation. | 9. Occupational exposure to nanomaterials. 10. Regulation and ethical aspects in the use and production of nanomaterials. |
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