Nanotoxicity and Risk Assessment of Nanomedicines

Nanotechnological advances have significantly boosted the quality of human life. However, the underlying risks associated with the engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) express serious concerns about their side effects on living things and the surrounding environment. Evaluation of the direct or indirect risks posed by ENMs through deliberate or accidental exposure to them along with their toxicity and biokinetics is the core strategy adopted in nanotoxicology. The rapid evolution of nanotechnology challenges the nanotoxicology division to emphatically provide a precise understanding of the desirable and undesirable effects associated with the application of nanomaterials to the living things or the surrounding environment. Intelligently designed nanomaterials with a multidisciplinary effort may ensure a better understanding of their toxicity through specific approaches surrounding their physicochemical and surface properties.