Nanofibrillar cellulose - in vitro study of cytotoxic and genotoxic properties

摘要

Nanomaterials will improve the performance of many products in future but at the same time they exhibit novel properties and may expose humans and environment to new risks. One of the most abundant and sustainable nanomaterials are nanocelluloses. They have a wide industrial application potential, which include e.g. composites and construction materials, porous materials, paper and board, coatings, functional surfaces, and functional additives. Actually, the term nanocellulose is widely used to describe a range of quite different cellulose-based nanomaterials. These differences are not only due to a wide variety of available raw materials sources, e.g. wood, crop residues, and bacteria, but also to different top-down and bottom-up production methods, and optional physical and chemical modifications.