TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Nanotoxicology A1 - Smith, Silas W. A2 - Hoffman, Robert S. A2 - Howland, Mary Ann A2 - Lewin, Neal A. A2 - Nelson, Lewis S. A2 - Goldfrank, Lewis R. PY - 2015 T2 - Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 10e AB - Nanotechnology has been serendipitously employed by humanity for hundreds of years. Artistically, gold-ruby glass (cranberry glass), present in the Roman Lycurgus cup and later in many church stained glass windows, owes its striking red color and optical properties to gold nanoparticles created when a gold precursor is added to molten silicate glass.122 Cosmetically, to blacken hair, the Greco-Roman practice of mixing of lead oxide and slaked lime with water created lead sulfite nanocrystals (5 nm), which accumulated in the hair cuticle and cortex.371 Martially, seventeenth century Damascus steel sword blades owed their high-quality mechanical properties to carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and cementite (Fe3C) nanowires found within their structure.289 Medicinally, specially prepared, “Swarna bhasma,” nanosized colloidal gold, has been employed as an antirheumatic, anti-asthmatic, and anti-diabetic in Indian Ayurvedic practice for centuries.37 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1108437618 ER -