9360-0213/01 – Toxicology of Nanomaterials (TNM)
| Gurantor department | CNT - Nanotechnology Centre | Credits | 10 |
| Subject guarantor | Prof. Mgr. Jana Kukutschová, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Prof. Mgr. Jana Kukutschová, Ph.D. |
| Study level | postgraduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | | Semester | winter + summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2012/2013 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | USP | Intended for study types | Doctoral |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Students will be introduced to toxicology of nanomaterials including significant properties of various types of nanomaterials of synthetic and natural origin and nanomaterials originating unintentionally as by-products of anthropogenic activities and sources emitting nanomaterials to single part of the environment. Students will be able to define potential interactions of nanomaterials with living systems on molecular, cellular and organ levels and describe toxic character of selected nanomaterials including basic methods of toxicity testing.
Teaching methods
Individual consultations
Summary
Compulsory literature:
1. L. Theodore, R. G. Kunz, Nanotechnology: Environmental Implications and Solutions, Wiley Interscience 2005.
2. K. Donaldson, P. Borm, Particle toxicology, CRC Press 2006.
3. Klaassen, D. Curtis, Casarett and Doull's Toxicology - The Basic Science of Poisons, McGraw - Hill 2001.
4. J. R. Dean, Bioavailability, Bioaccessibility and Mobility of Environmental Contaminants, Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2007.
Recommended literature:
Research articles in scientific journals.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
For this subject other requirements for student are not determined.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
- Emission sources of nanomaterials
- Properties of nanomaterials affecting their toxicity
- Interaction of nanomaterials with living organisms, exposure routes, mechanisms of toxic action, biotransformation, excretion and deposition,
- Toxic effects and toxicity bioassays on molecular, cellular and organ levels.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction