Effect of Lipophilic Bismuth Nanoparticles on Erythrocytes

Lipophilic bismuth dimercaptopropanol nanoparticles (BisBAL NPs) have a very important antimicrobial activity; however their effect on human cells or tissues has not been completely studied. Undesirable effects of bismuth include anemia which could result from suicidal erythrocyte death or eryptosis...

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Main Authors: Rene Hernandez-Delgadillo, Appala Raju Badireddy, Valentin Zaragoza-Magaña, Rosa Isela Sánchez-Nájera, Shankararaman Chellam, Claudio Cabral-Romero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanomaterials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/264024