Nanoparticles in medicine and environment

1. The Origin and Production of Nanoparticles in Environment and Industry
Heinz Burtscher

2. Characterization of Combustion and Engine Exhaust Particles
M. Matti Maricq

3. Medicine Nanoparticle Production by EHDA
Jan C. M. Marijnissen, Caner U. Yurteri, Jan Erven, Tomasz Ciach

4. Electrospray and Its Medical Applications
Da-Ren Chen, David Y. H. PUI

5. Generation of Nanoparticles from Vapours in Case of Exhaust Filtration
Markku Kulmala, Mikko Sipilä

6. Measurement and Characterization of Aerosol Nanoparticles
Wladyslaw W. Szymanski, Günter Allmaier

7. Inhalation and Deposition of Nanoparticles: Fundamentals, Phenomenology and Practical Aspects
Arkadiusz Moskal, Tomasz R. Sosnowski, Leon Gradoń

8. Dosimetry of Inhaled Nanoparticles
Wolfgang G. Kreyling, Marianne Geiser

9. Particles of Biomedical Relevance and Their Interactions: A Classical and Quantum Mechanistic Approach to a Theoretical Description
Ewa Broclawik, Liudmila Uvarova

10. Health Effects of Nanoparticles (Inhalation) from Medical Point of View/Type of Diseases
Robert Baughman, Michal Pirozynski

11. Effects of Cigarette Smoke and Diesel Exhaust on the Innate Immune Function of the Airway Epithelium
P. S. Hiemstra

12. The Potential Harmful and Beneficial Effects of Nanoparticles in Children
Karen G. Schüepp

13. Targeting Drugs to the Lungs – The Example of Insulin
S. Häussermann, G. Scheuch, R. Siekmeier

14. Protection of the Respiratory System Against Nanoparticles Inhalation
Albert Podǵorski

15. Overview and Discussion
Jan C. M. Marijnissen, Leon Gradoń, Bob W. N. J. Ursem

Avainsanat: Biomedicine, Biomedicine general, Nanotechnology and Microengineering, Public Health/Gesundheitswesen, Environmental Health, Pharmacology/Toxicology