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. 2014 Apr 22;9:2031–2041. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S56459

Table 1.

Nanomaterial delivery amounts and dosage quantifications

Nanomaterial and concentration, μg/μL Particles per embryo, ng Particles per human, ng Dosage, μg/m2 Dosage, mg/kg
Cop-IO
 2.5E−08 3.6E−08 0.26 1.5E−04 4.4E−09
 0.25 0.36 2.6E+06 1.5E+03 0.04
 0.71 1.0 7.6E+06 4.3E+03 0.13
 1.1 1.5 1.1E+07 6.5E+03 0.19
 1.9 2.8 2.0E+07 1.2E+04 0.34
Thermo-IO
 4.5E−08 6.5E−08 0.48 2.7E−04 7.9E−09
 0.45 0.65 4.8E+06 2.7E+03 0.08
 1.3 1.8 1.4E+07 7.8E+03 0.23
 1.9 2.8 2.0E+07 1.2E+04 0.34
 3.5 5.0 3.7E+07 2.1E+04 0.61
Ag
 3.0E−08 4.30E−08 0.32 1.8E−04 5.3E−09
 3.0E−04 4.30E−04 3.2E+03 1.8 5.3E−05
 0.03 0.04 3.2E+05 1.8E+02 5.3E−03
 3.0 4.3 3.2E+07 1.8E+04 0.53
Au
 7.0E−07 1.0E−06 7.5 4.3E−03 1.2E−07
 7.0E−04 1.0E−03 7.5E+03 4.3 1.2E−04
 0.07 0.10 7.5E+05 4.3E+02 0.01
 7.0 10 7.5E+07 4.3E+04 1.2
TiO2
 7.0E−07 1.0E−06 7.5 4.3E−03 1.2E−07
 0.07 0.10 7.5E+05 4.3E+02 0.01
 3.5 5.1 3.7E+07 2.1E+04 0.62
 7.0 10.0 7.5E+07 4.3E+04 1.2
SWCNTs/MWCNTs
 5.0E−10 7.2E−10 5.3E−03 3.1E−06 8.9E−11
 5.0E−04 7.2E−04 5.3E+03 3.1 8.9E−05
 0.05 0.07 5.3E+05 3.1E+02 8.9E−03
 5.0 7.2 5.3E+07 3.1E+04 0.89

Abbreviations: IO, iron oxide; SWCNT, single-wall carbon nanotube; MWCNT, multiwall carbon nanotube; Ag, silver; Au, gold; TiO2, titanium dioxide; Cop, coprecipitation; Thermo, thermal decomposition.