Elucidating the origin of the toxicity of nano-CeO₂ to Chlorella pyrenoidosa: the role of specific surface area and chemical composition

Engineering & Materials Science

• Specific surface area 100%
• Cerium oxide 98%
• Toxicity 91%
• Chemical analysis 50%
• Algae 39%
• Nutrients 36%
• Cell growth 27%
• Superoxide Dismutase 18%
• Reactive oxygen species 17%
• X ray absorption 16%
• Spectroscopy 10%
• Electrons 9%
• Ions 8%
• Membranes 8%
• Scanning 7%

Chemistry

• Nutrient 82%
• Specific Surface Area 60%
• Total Growth Inhibition 49%
• Cell Growth Inhibition 37%
• Environment 29%
• Membrane Potential 28%
• Non Toxic 26%
• Superoxide 25%
• Nanosphere 25%
• Cerium 24%
• Reactive Oxygen Metabolite 24%
• Nanorod 22%
• Toxic 19%
• Spectroscopy 16%
• X-Ray 15%
• Electron Particle 13%
• Ion 10%
• Application 8%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• chemical composition 60%
• surface area 60%
• toxicity 57%
• alga 38%
• cell 38%
• aquatic environment 30%
• nutrient medium 22%
• nutrient 20%
• cerium 19%
• reactive oxygen species 18%
• environmental risk 15%
• spectroscopy 13%
• electron 10%
• membrane 10%
• ion 9%
• analysis 8%
• loss 8%
• parameter 5%
• effect 3%