Publications by Beat Schwaller

Evaluation of the toxicity of graphene derivatives on cells of the lung luminal surface

Klaus Kern, László Forró, Arnaud Magrez, Lenke Horváth, Marko Burghard, Beat Schwaller

Graphene-based nanomaterials are expected to have a profound impact on a broad range of applications. However, studies devoted to investigating the putative adverse health effects of these nanomaterials are hugely underrepresented in the current scientific ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2013

In Vitro Investigation of the Cellular Toxicity of Boron Nitride Nanotubes

László Forró, Arnaud Magrez, Endre Horvath, Rita Smajda, Lenke Horváth, Beat Schwaller

Nanotubes present one of the most promising opportunities in nanotechnology with a plethora of applications in nanoelectronics, mechanical engineering, as well as in biomedical technology. Due to their structure and some physical properties, boron nitride ...

American Chemical Society2011

Cell type dependence of carbon based nanomaterial toxicity

László Forró, Arnaud Magrez, Lenke Horváth, Beat Schwaller

Recent advances in nanotechnology led to the development of various nanostructures especially that of carbon-based nanomaterials (CBNs) for industrial and biomedical uses. As a result, the production as well as the human exposure to these materials will in ...

2010

Cellular Toxicity of TiO2-Based Nanofilaments

László Forró, Arnaud Magrez, Rita Smajda, Lenke Horváth, Beat Schwaller

At present, nanofilaments are not exclusively based on carbon atoms but can be produced from many inorganic materials in the form of nanotubes and nanowires. It is essential to systematically assess the acute toxicity of these newly synthesized materials s ...

2009

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