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Sensors 2008, 8, 5153-5170; DOI: 10.3390/s8085153 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /sensors Review Biotests and Biosensors for Ecotoxicology of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: A Minireview Anne Kahru 1,*, Henri-Charles Dubourguier 1, 2, Irina Blinova 1, Angela Ivask 1 and Kaja Kasemets 1 1 Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Akadeemia tee 23, Tallinn 12618, Estonia 2 Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 5, Tartu 51014, Estonia * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: anne.kahru@kbfi.ee Received: 10 July 200