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2024

Drenkova-Tuhtan, A., Sihtmäe, M., Uke, K., Vija, H., Oppmann, M., Prieschl, J., Mandel, K., Kahru, A. (2024). Synthesis and ecotoxicity screening of reusable, magnetically harvestable metal oxide/hydroxide nanocomposites for safe and sustainable removal and recovery of phosphorus from wastewater. Journal of Cleaner Production, 444 (2024), 141287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141287

Färkkilä, S.M.A., Mortimer, M., Jaaniso, R., Kahru, A., Kiisk, V., Kikas, A., Kozlova, J., Kurvet, I., Mäeorg, U., Otsus, M., Kasemets, K. (2023). Comparison of Toxicity and Cellular Uptake of CdSe/ZnS and Carbon Quantum Dots for Molecular Tracking Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a Fungal Model. Nanomaterials 2024, 14, 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14010010

2023

Blinova, I., Lukjanova, A., Vija, H., Mortimer, M., Heinlaan, M.  (2023). Toxicity of Plastic Additive 1-Hydroxycyclohexyl Phenyl Ketone (1-HCHPK) to Freshwater Microcrustaceans in Natural Water. Water15, 3213. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15183213

Heinlaan, M. (2023). Vannipart võib kahjustada lapse tervist. ERR Novaator 20.04.2023. https://novaator.err.ee/1608953404/vannipart-voib-kahjustada-lapse-tervist

Heinlaan, M., Viljalo, K., Richter, J., Ingwersen, A., Vija, H., Mitrano, D.M. (2023). Multi-generation exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics showed no major adverse effects in Daphnia magna. Environmental Pollution, 323,  121213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121213

Jemec Kokalj, A., Heinlaan, M., Novak, S., Drobne, D., Kühnel, D. (2023). Defining Quality Criteria for Nanoplastic Hazard Evaluation: The Case of Polystyrene Nanoplastics and Aquatic Invertebrate Daphnia spp. Nanomaterials, 13 (3), 536. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13030536

Kahru, A. (2023). Viiskümmend rohelist varjundit meie igapäevaelus. Postimees, 01.04.2023. https://www.akadeemia.ee/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/teadlase-pilguga.-anne-kahru.-1.04.23.pdf

Khosrovyan, A., Avalyan, R., Atoyants, A., Aghajanyan, E., Hambaryan, L., Aroutiounian, R., Gabrielyan, B. (2023). Tradescantia-Based Test Systems Can Be Used for the Evaluation of the Toxic Potential of Harmful Algal Blooms. Water 2023, 15, 2500. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15132500

Khosrovyan, A., Melkonyan, H., Rshtuni, L., Gabrielyan, B., Kahru, A. (2023). Polylactic Acid-Based Microplastic Particles Induced Oxidative Damage in Brain and Gills of Goldfish Carassius auratusWater15, 2133. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15112133

Sancak, S., Yazgan, İ., Bayarslan, A.U., Ayna, A., Evecen, S., Taşdelen, Z., Gümüş, A., Sönmez, H.A., Demir, M.A., Demir, S., Bakar, F., Dilek-Tepe, H., Kasemets, K., Otsus, M., Çeter, T. (2023). Surface chemistry dependent toxicity of inorganic nanostructure glycoconjugates on bacterial cells and cancer cell lines. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 79, 104054. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2022.104054

Sanka, I., Bartkova, S., Pata, P., Ernits, M., Meinberg, M. M., Agu, N., Aruoja, V., Smolander, O-P., Scheler, O. (2023). User-friendly analysis of droplet array images. Analytica Chimica Acta, 1272, 341397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2023.341397

Smagghe, G., Hayrabedya, S., Hayrabedyan, K., Topping, C., Kahru, A., Hardy, I. C. W., Mikó, Z., Székács, A., Pennacchio, F., Geissen, V., de Silva, C., Lipiec, J., Mitchell, E. AD., Rundlöf, M., Walloe, L., Norton, M. (2023). Neonicotinoids and their substitutes in sustainable pest control. EASAC Publications Office: EASAC Secretariat, The Royal Society. https://easac.eu/fileadmin/PDF_s/reports_statements/Neonics/EASAC_Neonicotinoids_complete_Web_02032023.pdf

Vasiliev, G., Kubo, A-L., Vija, H., Kahru, A., Bondar, D., Karpichev, Y., Bondarenko, O. (2023). Synergistic antibacterial effect of copper and silver nanoparticles and their mechanism of action. Scientific Reports, 13, 9202. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36460-2

Published EcoBalt 2023 conference (https://ecobalt2023.kbfi.ee/) abstracts

Aruoja, V.; Impellizzeri, G.; Carroccio, S.C.; Sihtmäe, M.; Blinova, I.; Kahru, A. Evaluation of Environmental Hazards of Nanocomposite Use for Wastewater TreatmentProceedings 202392, 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023092071

Ayankunle, A.Y.; Buhhalko, N.; Lukjanova, A.; Pachel, K.; Lember, E.; Heinlaan, M. Microplastics in Influents and Effluents of Estonian Wastewater Treatment PlantsProceedings 202392, 55. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023092055

Drenkova-Tuhtan, A.; Sihtmäe, M.; Blinova, I.; Uke, K.; Vija, H.; Kahru, A. Nanocomposite Metal Oxide/Hydroxide Adsorbents for Advanced Wastewater Treatment and Toxicological Risk Assessment for the Aquatic EnvironmentProceedings 202392, 28. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023092028

Heinlaan, M.; Vija, H.; Blinova, I. Novel Plasticizers Are Emerging ContaminantsProceedings 202392, 61. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023092061

Kahru, A.; Heinlaan, M.; Blinova, I.; Aruoja, V.; Kasemets, K.; Drenkova-Tuhtan, A.; Sihtmäe, M.; Mortimer, M. The Environmental Safety Aspects of Technologically Powerful Materials Are Often OverlookedProceedings 202392, 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023092011

Kasemets, K.; Laanoja, J.; Sihtmäe, M.; Vija, H.; Kurvet, I.; Otsus, M.; Kahru, A. Silver–Chitosan Nanocomposites for Biomedical Application: Design, Synthesis and Antimicrobial EfficiencyProceedings 202392, 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023092040

Khosrovyan, A.; Kahru, A. Use of Midge Chironomus riparius Larvae in Plastic Ecotoxicity Studies and Peculiarities of Their ResponsesProceedings 202392, 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023092063

Laanoja, J.; Sihtmäe, M.; Otsus, M.; Kahru, A.; Kasemets, K. Synthesis and Antibacterial Efficiency of Chitosan–Copper Oxide NanocompositesProceedings 202392, 35. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023092035

Mortimer, M.; Välimets, A.; Kahru, A. Metal–Phenolic Network-Coated Nanoparticles for Reducing the Toxicity of Metal NanomaterialsProceedings 202392, 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023092024

Petrova, A.; Lukjanova, A.; Blinova, I.; Vija, H.; Heinlaan, M. Hazard Evaluation of Novel Plasticizer, Di(2-Propylheptyl) Phthalate, to Aquatic EcosystemsProceedings 202392, 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023092045

Sihtmäe, M.; Laanoja, J.; Blinova, I.; Kahru, A.; Kasemets, K. Toxicity of Silver–Chitosan Nanocomposites to Aquatic SpeciesProceedings 202392, 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023092017

Välimets, A.; Koort, K.; Mortimer, M. Biocompatibility of Metal–Phenolic Network-Coated NanoparticlesProceedings 202392, 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023092033

2022

Gabrielyan, B., Khosrovyan, A., Schultze, M. (2022). A review of anthropogenic stressors on Lake Sevan, ArmeniaJournal of Limnology, 81 (s1). https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2022.2061 

Kahru, A. (2022). New challenges for ecotoxicology due to COVID-19 outbreak: focus on metal-based antimicrobials and single-use plastics. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 6 (100056). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2022.100056

Kahru, A. (2022). Teadusraha laekumine eeldab soolise võrdsuse kavaPostimees, 16.04.22.
https://www.akadeemia.ee/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/teadlase-pilguga.-anne-kahru.16.04.22.pdf

Khosrovyan, A., Aghajanyan, E., Avalyan, R., Atoyants, A., Sahakyan, L., Gabrielyan, B., Aroutiounian, R. (2022). Assessment of the mutagenic potential of the water of an urban river by means of two Tradescantia-based test systems. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis, 876–877, 503449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrgentox.2022.503449 

Khosrovyan, A., Binde Doria, H., Kahru, A., Pfenninger, M. (2022). Polyamide microplastic exposure elicits rapid, strong and genome-wide evolutionary response in the freshwater non-biting midge Chironomus riparius. Chemosphere, 299, 134452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134452.

Khosrovyan, A., DelValls Casillas, T. A. (2022). Chapter Eleven – Advance in studies of CO2 acidification in freshwater ecosystems: sources, impacts, etc.
Editors: T.A. DelValls, I. Riba. CO2 Acidification in Aquatic Ecosystems, 183-198, ISBN 9780128235522. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823552-2.00002-2

Khosrovyan, A., Kahru, A. (2022). Virgin and UV-weathered polyamide microplastics posed no effect on the survival and reproduction of Daphnia magnaPeerJ, 10:e13533. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13533

Kubo, A.-L., Rausalu, K., Savest, N., Žusinaite, E., Vasiliev, G., Viirsalu, M., Plamus, T., Krumme, A., Merits, A., Bondarenko, O. (2022). Antibacterial and Antiviral Effects of Ag, Cu and Zn Metals, Respective Nanoparticles and Filter Materials Thereof against Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A Virus. Pharmaceutics14, 2549. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14122549

Mortimer, M., Kahru, A. (2022). Nanomaterials and Microorganisms: From Green Synthesis to Antibacterial Applications in Medicine and Agriculture. Nanomaterials, 12, 4265. https://mdpi-res.com/d_attachment/nanomaterials/nanomaterials-12-04265/article_deploy/nanomaterials-12-04265.pdf?version=1669808898

Qiao, R., Mortimer, M., Richter, J., Rani-Borges, B., Yu, Z., Heinlaan, M., Lin, S., Ivask, A. (2022). Hazard of polystyrene micro-and nanospheres to selected aquatic and terrestrial organisms. Science of The Total Environment, 853, 158560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158560.

Rani-Borges, B., Meitern, R., Teesalu, P., Raudna-Kristoffersen, M., Kreitsberg, R., Heinlaan, M., Tuvikene, A., Ivask, A. (2022). Effects of environmentally relevant concentrations of microplastics on amphipods. Chemosphere, 309 (1), 136599. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136599.

Sihtmäe, M., Silm, E., Kriis, K., Kahru, A., Kanger, T. (2022). Aminocatalysts are more environmentally friendly than hydrogen-bonding catalystsChem-Sus-Chem. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202201045. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35686861.

Siigur, J., Siigur, E. (2022). Biochemistry and toxicology of proteins and peptides purified from the venom of Vipera berus berus. Toxicon X, 15, 100131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxcx.2022.100131

Truu, M., Ligi, T., Nõlvak, H., Peeb, A., Tiirik, K., Devarajan, A.K., Oopkaup, K., Kasemets, K., Kõiv-Vainik, M, Kasak, K., Truu, J. (2022). Impact of synthetic silver nanoparticles on the biofilm microbial communities and wastewater treatment efficiency in experimental hybrid filter system treating municipal wastewater. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129721

Vihodceva, S., Šutka, A., Otsus, M., Vija, H., Grase, L., Kahru, A., Kasemets, K. (2022). Visible-Light Active Flexible and Durable Photocatalytic Antibacterial Ethylene-co-vinyl Acetate—Ag/AgCl/α-Fe2O3 Composite Coating. Nanomaterials, 12, 1984. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12121984

Volokhova, M., Shugai, A., Tsujimoto, M., Kubo, A.-L., Telliskivi, S., Nigul, M., Uudeküll, P., Vija, H., Bondarenko, O. M., Adamson, J., Kahru, A., Stern, R., Seinberg, L. (2022). Cubic Iron Core–Shell Nanoparticles Functionalized to Obtain High-Performance MRI Contrast Agents. Materials, 15 (6), 2228. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15062228

2021

Andón, F. T., Bondarenko, O. (2021). Recent Discoveries in Nanoparticle–Macrophage Interactions: In Vitro Models for Nanosafety Testing and Novel Nanomedical Approaches for Immunotherapy. Nanomaterials11 (11), 2971. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112971

Bartkova, S., Kahru, A., Heinlaan, M., Scheler, O. (2021). Techniques used for analyzing microplastics, antimicrobial resistance and microbial community composition: a mini-review. Frontiers in Microbiology . https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.603967

Blinova, I., Lukjanova, A., Reinik, J., Kahru, A. (2021). Concentration of lanthanides in the Estonian environment: a screening study. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 4, 100034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2021.100034

Blinova, I., Lukjanova, A., Vija, H., Kahru, A. (2021). Long-Term Toxicity of Gadolinium to the Freshwater Crustacean Daphnia magna. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-021-03388-0

Bondarenko, L., Terekhova, V., Kahru, A., Dzhardimalieva, G., Kelbysheva, E., Tropskaya, N., Kydralieva, K. (2021). Sample preparation considerations for surface and crystalline properties and ecotoxicity of bare and silica-coated magnetite nanoparticles. RSC Advances, 11 (51), 32227−32235. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1RA05703K

Bondarenko, O., Mortimer, M., Kahru, A., Feliu, N., Javed, I., Kakinen, A., Lin, S., Xia, T., Song, Y., Davis, T.P., Lynch, I., Parak, W.J., Leong, D.T., Ke, P.C., Chen, C., Zhao, Y. (2021). Nanotoxicology and nanomedicine: The Yin and Yang of nano-bio interactions for the new decade. Nano Today, 39, 101184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nantod.2021.101184

Bondarenko, O., Saarma, M. (2021). Neurotrophic Factors in Parkinson’s Disease: Clinical Trials, Open Challenges and Nanoparticle-Mediated Delivery to the Brain. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 15:682597. https://doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2021.682597

Drenkova-Tuhtan, A., Sheeleigh, E. K., Rott, E., Meyer, C., Sedlak, D. L. (2021). Sorption of recalcitrant phosphonates in reverse osmosis concentrates and wastewater effluents – influence of metal ions. Water Science and Technology, 83 (4), 934–947. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.026

Jemec Kokalj, A., Dolar, A., Titova, J., Visnapuu, M., Škrlep, L., Drobne, D., Vija, H., Kisand, V., Heinlaan, M. (2021). Long term exposure to virgin and recycled LDPE microplastics induced minor effects in the freshwater and terrestrial crustaceans Daphnia magna and Porcellio scaber. Polymers, 13 (5). https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13050771.

Joonas, E., Olli, K., Kahru, A., Aruoja, V. (2021) Biodiversity and functional trait effects on copper toxicity in a proof-of-concept multispecies microalgal assay. Algal Research, 55 (102204). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2021.102204

Kahru, A. (2021). Naised teaduses koroona-ajal, ent mitte ainult sellest. Marling, R., Sander, K., Raju, M., Pajumets, M. Teel tasakaalustatud ühiskonda (196-198)https://vordsuskeskus.ee/sites/default/files/2021-11/TEEL%20TASAKAALUSTATUD%20ÜHISKONDA%20III.pdf 

Kahru, A., Kasemets, K., Blinova, I., Heinlaan, M., Bondarenko, O., Khosrovyan, A. (2021). Evaluation of biological effects of nanomaterials: Cost-efficient tool box and corona challenges. Public Health Toxicology, 1, (Supplement 1):A19. https://doi.org/10.18332/pht/142081

Kahru, A., Mortimer, M. (2021). Advances in Nanotoxicology: Towards Enhanced Environmental and Physiological Relevance and Molecular Mechanisms. Nanomaterials, 11 (4), 919. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11040919

Kasemets, K., Kurvet, I., Vija, H., Sihtmäe, M., Kahru, A. (2021). Design and antimicrobial profiling of silver-chitosan nanocomposites for biomedical applications. Public Health Toxicology, 1, (Supplement 1):A18. https://doi.org/10.18332/pht/142080

Khosrovyan, A., Kahru, A. (2021) Evaluation of the potential toxicity of UV-weathered virgin polyamide microplastics to non-biting midge Chironomus riparius. Environmental Pollution, 287, 117334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117334

Konrad, N., Horetski, M., Sihtmäe, M., Truong, K.-N., Osadchuk, I., Burankova, T., Kielmann, M., Adamson, J., Kahru, A., Rissanen, K., Senge, M. O., Borovkov, V., Aav, R., Kananovich, D. (2021). Thiourea Organocatalysts as Emerging Chiral Pollutants: En Route to Porphyrin-Based (Chir)Optical Sensing. Chemosensors, 9 (10). https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9100278

Kubo, A-L., Kasemets, K., Vija, H., Sihtmäe, M., Aruoja, V., Heinlaan, M., Blinova, I., Bondarenko, O., Kahru, A. (2021). Services for Environmental Safety and Toxicity Testing of Chemicals. 2021: IFEH 4th World Academic Conference on Environmental Health – Book of Abstracts. https://ojs.vvg.hr/index.php/IFEH/article/view/94

Kusumahastuti, D.K.A., Sihtmäe, M., Aruoja, V., Gathergood, N., Kahru, A. (2021). Ecotoxicity profiling of a library of 24 l-phenylalanine derived surface-active ionic liquids (SAILs). Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 19, 100369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2020.100369

Pötzelsberger, E., Gossner, M. M., Beenken, L., Gazda, A., Petr, M., Ylioja, T., La Porta, N., Avtzis, D.N., Bay, E., De Groot, M., Drenkhan, R., Duduman, M.-L., Enderle, R., Georgieva, M., Hietala, A.M., Hoppe, B., Jactel, H., Jarni, K., Keren, S., Keseru, Z., Koprowski, M., Kormuťák, A., Lombardero, M.J., Lukjanova, A., Marozas, V., Mauri, E., Monteverdi, M.C., Nygaard, P.H., Ogris, N., Olenici, N., Orazio, C., Perny, B., Pinto, G., Power, M., Puchalka, R., Ravn, H.P., Sevillano, I., Stroheker, S., Taylor, P., Tsopelas, P., Urban, J., Voolma, K., Westergren, M., Witzell, J., Zborovska, O., Zlatkovic, M. (2021). Biotic threats for 23 major non-native tree species in EuropeScientific Data, 8, 210. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00961-4 

Siigur, J., Siigur, E. (2021). Snake Venom Nucleases, Nucleotidases and Phosphomonoesterases. In: Stephen P. Mackessy. (Ed.). Handbook of venoms and toxins of reptiles. Second Edition, 431−444. CRC Press 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742: CRC Press © 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Vihodceva, S., Šutka, A., Sihtmäe, M., Rosenberg, M., Otsus, M., Kurvet, I., Smits, K., Bikse, L., Kahru, A., & Kasemets, K. (2021). Antibacterial Activity of Positively and Negatively Charged Hematite (α-Fe2O3) Nanoparticles to Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Vibrio fischeri. Nanomaterials, 11(3), 652. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11030652

2020

Blinova, I., Muna, M., Heinlaan, M., Lukjanova, A., Kahru, A. (2020). Potential Hazard of Lanthanides and Lanthanide-Based Nanoparticles to Aquatic Ecosystems: Data Gaps, Challenges and Future Research Needs Derived from Bibliometric Analysis. Nanomaterials, 10(2), 328. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10020328

Bondarenko, L., Kahru, A., Terekhova, V., Dzhardimalieva, G., Uchanov, P., Kydralieva, K. (2020). Effects of Humic Acids on the Ecotoxicity of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles and Fe-Ions: Impact of Oxidation and Aging. Nanomaterials, 10(10), 1−18. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10102011

Dunne, C. P.,  Askew, P. D., Papadopoulos, T., Gouveia, I. C., Ahonen, M., Modic, M., Azevedo, N. F., Schulte S., Cosemans, P., Kahru, A., Murzyn, K., Keevil, C. W., Riool, M., Keinänen-Toivola, M. M., on behalf on the AMiCI Consortium (2020). Anti-Microbial Coating Innovations to prevent infectious disease: a consensus view from the AMiCl COST Action. Journal of Hospital Infection. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.04.006

Galić, E., Ilić, K., Hartl, S., Tetyczka, C., Kasemets, K., Kurvet, I., Milić, M., Barbir, R., Pem, B., Erceg, I., Sikirić, M.D., Pavičić, I., Roblegg, E., Kahru, A., Vinković Vrček, I. (2020). Impact of surface functionalization on the toxicity and antimicrobial effects of selenium nanoparticles considering different routes of entry. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 144, 111621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2020.111621

Heinlaan, M., Kasemets, K., Aruoja, V., Blinova, I., Bondarenko, O., Lukjanova, A., Khosrovyan, A., Kurvet, I., Pullerits, M., Sihtmäe, M., Vasiliev, G., Vija, H., Kahru, A. (2020). Hazard evaluation of polystyrene nanoplastic with nine bioassays did not show particle-specific acute toxicity. Science of The Total Environment, 707, 136073. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136073

Khosrovyan, A., Gabrielyan, B., Kahru, A. (2020). Ingestion and effects of virgin polyamide microplastics on Chironomus riparius adult larvae and adult zebrafish Danio rerio. Chemosphere, 259, 127456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127456

Khosrovyan, A., Kahru, A. (2020). Evaluation of the hazard of irregularly-shaped co-polyamide microplastics on the freshwater non-biting midge Chironomus riparius through its life cycle. Chemosphere, 244, 125487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125487

Kubo, A.-L., Vasiliev, G., Vija, H., Krishtal, J., Tõugu, V., Visnapuu, M., Kisand, V., Kahru, A., Bondarenko, O.M. (2020). Surface carboxylation or PEGylation decreases CuO nanoparticles’ cytotoxicity to human cells in vitro without compromising their antibacterial properties. Archives of Toxicology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-020-02720-7

Pietsch, F., O’Neill, A. J., Ivask, A., Jenssen, H., Inkinen, J., Kahru, A., Ahonen, M., Schreiber, F. (2020). Selection of resistance by antimicrobial coatings in the healthcare setting. Journal of Hospital Infection. doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.06.006

Pötzelsberger, E., Lapin, K., Brundu, G., Adriaens, T., Andonovski, V., Andrašev, S., Bastien, J.-C., Brus, R., Čurović, M., Čurović, Ž., Cvjetković, B., Đodan, M., Domingo-Santos, J.M., Gazda, A., Henin, J.-M., Hernea, C., Karlsson, B., Keča, L., Keren, S., Keserű, Z., Konstantara, T., Kroon, J., La Porta, N., Lavnyy, V., Lazdina, D., Lukjanova, A., Maaten, T., Madsen, P., Mandjukovski, D., Marín Pageo, F.J., Marozas, V., Martinik, A., Mason, W.L., Mohren, F., Monteverdi, M.C., Neophytou, C., Neville, P., Nicolescu, V.-N., Nygaard, P.H., Orazio, C., Parpan, T., Perić, S., Petkova, K., Popov, E.B., Power, M., Rédei, K., Rousi, M., Silva, J.S., Sivacioğlu, A., Socratous, M., Straigytė, L., Urban, J., Vandekerkhove, K., Wąsik, R., Westergren, M., Wohlgemuth, T., Ylioja, T., Hasenauer, H. (2020). Mapping the patchy legislative landscape of non-native tree species in EuropeForestry: An International Journal of Forest Research93 (4), 567–586https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpaa009

Rosenberg, M.; Visnapuu, M.; Vija, H.; Kisand, V.; Kasemets, K.; Kahru, A.; Ivask, A. (2020). Selective antibiofilm properties and biocompatibility of nano-ZnO and nano-ZnO/Ag coated surfaces. Scientific Reports, 10 (1). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70169-w

Selmani, A., Ulm, L., Kasemets, K., Kurvet, I., Erceg, I., Barbir, R., Pem, B., Santini, P., Delač Marion, I., Vinković, T., Krivohlavek, A., Sikirić, M.D., Kahru, A., Vinković Vrček, I. (2020). Stability and toxicity of differently coated selenium nanoparticles under model environmental exposure settings. Chemosphere, 250, 126265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126265

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Joonas, E., Aruoja, V., Olli, K., Kahru, A. (2019). Environmental safety data on CuO and TiO2 nanoparticles for multiple algal species in natural water: Filling the data gaps for risk assessment. Science of The Total Environment, 674, 973−980. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.446

Kasemets, K., Käosaar, S., Vija, H., Fascio, U., Mantecca, P. (2019). Toxicity of differently sized and charged silver nanoparticles to yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae BY4741: a nano-biointeraction perspective. Nanotoxicology, 13, 1041-1059. https://doi.org/10.1080/17435390.2019.1621401

Kusumahastuti, D. K. A., Sihtmäe, M., Gathergood, N., Kahru, A. (2019). Antibacterial activity of 24 L-phenylalanine derived surface-active ionic liquids (SAILs) towards two clinically relevant pathogens. Journal of International Scien tific Publications: Ecology & Safety 13, 16-28. https://www.scientific-publications.net/bg/article/1001856/

Kusumahastuti, D. K. A., Sihtmäe, M., Kapitanova, I. V., Karpicheva, Y., Gathergood, N., Kahru, A. (2019). Toxicity profiling of 24 l-phenylalanine derived ionic liquids based on pyridinium, imidazolium and cholinium cations and varying alkyl chains using rapid screening Vibrio fischeri bioassay. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 172, 556-565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.12.076

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