Extraction and characterization of TiO2 nanoparticles from commercially available sunscreens

• Main Author: Tan, Liang Ming
• Other Authors: Ng Kee Woei
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/162550
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

TiO2 nanoparticles are widely used in sunscreens due to their excellent ultraviolet (UV) attenuation property which protects the skin by reducing the amount of UV radiation absorbed. The interactions between TiO2 nanoparticles and proteins in the cell culture medium leads to the formation of the pro...