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A sol\u2013gel variant using epoxide-assisted gelling and supercritical CO2 drying was employed to produce the aerogels. In vitro CBMCs were employed to assess the genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of the materials\u2019 dosages and inherent properties. The morphology of the powders and aerogels consisted of agglomerates of irregularly shaped particles. At the same time, structural analysis revealed crystal sizes of 16 and 10 nm, respectively, for the ceramic powders and aerogels, in which microplastic deformations were observed. The cubic crystalline structure of the Sc2O3:Eu2O3 system remained unchanged. However, applying CBMC and observing the genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of the nanoparticles revealed that the main genotoxic xenobiotic agent was the aerogel. The primary mode of cellular death was necrosis, suggesting that reactive oxygen species might have been involved in the genotoxic and cytotoxic damage.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/gels12070646","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,20]],"date-time":"2026-07-20T09:32:54Z","timestamp":1784539974000},"page":"646","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Synthesis, Characterization, and Genotoxic and Cytotoxic In Vitro Evaluation of Ceramic Nanoparticles of Sc Oxide Powders and Aerogels Doped with Europium Ions"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5691-1936","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Israel D.","family":"Cabrera Rios","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico Nacional CIITEC, Cerrada de Cecati s\/n, Azcapotzalco, Santa Catarina, Ciudad de Mexico 02250, Mexico"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7513-8472","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Felipe de J.","family":"Carrillo Romo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico Nacional CIITEC, Cerrada de Cecati s\/n, Azcapotzalco, Santa Catarina, Ciudad de Mexico 02250, Mexico"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6711-2638","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Antonieta","family":"Garc\u00eda Murillo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico Nacional CIITEC, Cerrada de Cecati s\/n, Azcapotzalco, Santa Catarina, Ciudad de Mexico 02250, Mexico"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Isela","family":"\u00c1lvarez Gonz\u00e1lez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratorio de Gen\u00e9tica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biol\u00f3gicas, Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico Nacional, Av. 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