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. 2015 Nov 3;2015:365672. doi: 10.1155/2015/365672

Table 3.

Effect of nanoemulsion in human system.

Nanoemulsion Hazardous components Advantages Health Hazards References
Nondigestible inorganic nanoparticles Silver nanoparticles Food packaging Reducing ATP content [59]
Increasing ROS production [59]
Food processing Damaging mitochondria and DNA [60]
Food preservation Chromosomal aberration [61]
Genotoxic [62]
Cytotoxic [62]
Carcinogenic [63]

Digestible organic nanoparticles Surfactants, lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates Food packaging Bioaccumulation [64]
Cellular damage [65]
Food processing Degradation of proteins [65]
Cardiovascular diseases [65]
Food preservation Obesity [65]
Carbon nanotubes Food packaging Cause skin and lungs disease [66]