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Table 1 (continued)
Abbreviations Acronyms

PbSe Lead selenide

PC 12 M Rat pheochromocytoma cell line

pHzpc pHatzeropointcharge

PPY Proteose peptone yeast extract medium

PVP Poly vinyl pyrolidone

QDs Quantumdots

RAW-264.7 Human macrophage cell lines

RBEC Rat brain endothelial cell

ROS Reactive oxygen species

SDS Sodium dodecyl sulphate

Se Selenium

SEM Scanning electron microscope

SH Sulfhydryls

SiO 2 Silicon dioxide

SO 2 Sulphur dioxide

SOD Superoxide dismutase

Sod-3 Superoxide dismutase-3

SO x Sulphur oxides

SWNT Single walled nanotubes

T Time

T Translational energy of a gas molecule

TEM Transmission electron microscope

TGA Thermogravimetric Analysis

THP-1 Human monocytic cell line

TiO 2 Titanium dioxide

TNF-ʱ Tumor necrosis factor

U Velocity

UV-B Ultraviolet light

X Direction coordinate

XAS X-ray absorption spectroscopy

ZnO Zinc oxide

ZrO 2 Zirconium oxide

ʱ-Fe 2 O 3 Hematite

ʳ-Fe 2 O 3 Maghemite

ʳ-H2AX Histone H2AX

ʖ Friction coefficient

ʚ Boltzmannconstant

on the environment (Nel et al. 2006 ; Colvin 2002 ). Although reports have been
published on the potential safety of ENPs, few details on their transport, fate and
toxicity are currently available.