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Wohlleben W, Bossa N, Mitrano DM, Scott K. Everything falls apart: How solids degrade and release nanomaterials, composite fragments, and microplastics. NanoImpact 2024:100510. [PMID: 38759729 DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2024.100510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2024] [Revised: 05/05/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
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To ensure the safe use of materials, one must assess the identity and quantity of exposure. Solid materials, such as plastics, metals, coatings and cements, degrade to some extent during their life cycle, and releases can occur during manufacturing, use and end-of-life. Releases (e.g., what is released, how does release happen, and how much material is released) depend on the composition and internal (nano)structures of the material as well as the applied stresses during the lifecycle. We consider, in some depth, releases from mechanical, weathering and thermal stresses and specifically address the use cases of fused-filament 3D printing, dermal contact, food contact and textile washing. Solid materials can release embedded nanomaterials, composite fragments, or micro- and nanoplastics, as well as volatile organics, ions and dissolved organics. The identity of the release is often a heterogenous mixture and requires adapted strategies for sampling and analysis, with suitable quality control measures. Control materials enhance robustness by enabling comparative testing, but reference materials are not always available as yet. The quantity of releases is typically described by time-dependent rates that are modulated by the nature and intensity of the applied stress, the chemical identity of the polymer or other solid matrix, and the chemical identity and compatibility of embedded engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) or other additives. Standardization of methods and the documentation of metadata, including all the above descriptors of the tested material, applied stresses, sampling and analytics, are identified as important needs to advance the field and to generate robust, comparable assessments. In this regard, there are strong methodological synergies between the study of all solid materials, including the study of micro- and nanoplastics. From an outlook perspective, we review the hazard of the released entities, and show how this informs risk assessment. We also address the transfer of methods to related issues such as tyre wear, advanced materials and advanced manufacturing, biodegradable polymers, and non-solid matrices. As the consideration of released entities will become more routine in industry via lifecycle assessment in Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design practices, release assessments will require careful design of the study with quality controls, the use of agreed-on test materials and standardized methods where these exist and the adoption of clearly defined data reporting practices that enable data reuse, meta-analyses, and comparative studies.
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- Wendel Wohlleben
- BASF SE, Dept. of Analytical and Materials Science, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany.
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- TEMAS Solutions GmbH, Lätterweg 5, 5212 Hausen, Switzerland; Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States
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- Environmental Systems Science Department, ETH Zurich, Universitätstrasse 16, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Materials Measurement Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS-8372, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, United States
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Wāng Y, Han Y, Xu DX. Developmental impacts and toxicological hallmarks of silver nanoparticles across diverse biological models. Environ Sci Ecotechnol 2024; 19:100325. [PMID: 38046179 PMCID: PMC10692670 DOI: 10.1016/j.ese.2023.100325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), revered for their antimicrobial prowess, have become ubiquitous in a range of products, from biomedical equipment to food packaging. However, amidst their rising popularity, concerns loom over their possible detrimental effects on fetal development and subsequent adult life. This review delves into the developmental toxicity of AgNPs across diverse models, from aquatic species like zebrafish and catfish to mammalian rodents and in vitro embryonic stem cells. Our focus encompasses the fate of AgNPs in different contexts, elucidating associated hazardous results such as embryotoxicity and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Furthermore, we scrutinize the enduring adverse impacts on offspring, spanning impaired neurobehavior function, reproductive disorders, cardiopulmonary lesions, and hepatotoxicity. Key hallmarks of developmental harm are identified, encompassing redox imbalances, inflammatory cascades, DNA damage, and mitochondrial stress. Notably, we explore potential explanations, linking immunoregulatory dysfunction and disrupted epigenetic modifications to AgNPs-induced developmental failures. Despite substantial progress, our understanding of the developmental risks posed by AgNPs remains incomplete, underscoring the urgency of further research in this critical area.
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- Yán Wāng
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health & Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health & Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health & Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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Xu S, Tao XY, Dang Z, Wang Y, Guan Y, Wu Z, Liu G, Tian Y, Tian LJ. Near-Native Imaging of Label-Free Silver Nanoparticles-Triggered 3D Subcellular Ultrastructural Reorganization in Microalgae. ACS Nano 2024; 18:2030-2046. [PMID: 38198284 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c08514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Understanding the spatial orientation of nanoparticles and the corresponding subcellular architecture events favors uncovering fundamental toxic mechanisms and predicting response pathways of organisms toward environmental stressors. Herein, we map the spatial location of label-free citrate-coated Ag nanoparticles (Cit-AgNPs) and the corresponding subcellular reorganization in microalgae by a noninvasive 3D imaging approach, cryo-soft X-ray tomography (cryo-SXT). Cryo-SXT near-natively displays the 3D maps of Cit-AgNPs presenting in rarely identified sites, namely, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and the cytoplasm. By comparative 3D morphological assay, we observe that Cit-AgNPs disrupt the cellular ultrastructural homeostasis, triggering a severe malformation of cytoplasmic organelles with energy-producing and stress-regulating functions. AgNPs exposure causes evident disruption of the chloroplast membrane, significant attenuation of the pyrenoid matrix and starch sheath, extreme swelling of starch granules and lipid droplets, and shrinkage of the nucleolus. In accompaniment, the number and volume occupancy of starch granules are significantly increased. Meanwhile, the spatial topology of starch granules extends from the chloroplast to the cytoplasm with a dispersed distribution. Linking the dynamics of the internal structure and the alteration of physiological properties, we derive a comprehensive cytotoxic and response pathway of microalgae exposed to AgNPs. This work provides a perspective for assessing the toxicity at subcellular scales to achieve label-free nanoparticle-caused ultrastructure remodeling of phytoplankton.
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- Shuai Xu
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230036, China
- Intelligent Pathology Institute, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230036, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Cao C, Ding ZH, Huang J, Yan CN. Comprehensive response of microbes to Ag and Ag 2S nanoparticles and silver spatial distribution in constructed wetlands. Sci Total Environ 2024; 906:167683. [PMID: 37820808 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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This study investigated functional bacteria, key enzymes, and nitrogen metabolism in vertical flow constructed wetlands (CWs) after exposing to silver, silver sulfide nanoparticles (Ag NPs and Ag2S NPs), and silver iron (Ag+), and silver spatial distribution in CWs for 155 days. Ag NPs and Ag2S NPs affected species richness and diversity whereas Ag+ showed the higher the species diversity indices. Sequencing analysis exhibited that Ag NPs or Ag+ significantly inhibited nitrogen metabolic process by hindering the relative activity of functional enzymes, downregulating relative abundances of nrfA, norB and napA for Ag NPs, nxrA gene for Ag+, while Ag2S NPs inhibited relative abundance of nirA. The above results confirmed that NPs or Ag+ significantly reduced nitrogen removal and Ag NPs mainly inhibited NO3--N removal while Ag+ significantly suppressed NH4+-N removal. This study also found that CWs could effectively remove NPs or Ag+ (about 98 %), and nanoparticles showed higher translocation factors (TFs) values (0.81-1.15 or 0.36), indicating nanoparticles transported easily through substrate layers.
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- Chong Cao
- Department of Municipal Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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Shahi Khalaf Ansar B, Kavusi E, Dehghanian Z, Pandey J, Asgari Lajayer B, Price GW, Astatkie T. Removal of organic and inorganic contaminants from the air, soil, and water by algae. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:116538-116566. [PMID: 35680750 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21283-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Rapid increases in human populations and development has led to a significant exploitation of natural resources around the world. On the other hand, humans have come to terms with the consequences of their past mistakes and started to address current and future resource utilization challenges. Today's primary challenge is figuring out and implementing eco-friendly, inexpensive, and innovative solutions for conservation issues such as environmental pollution, carbon neutrality, and manufacturing effluent/wastewater treatment, along with xenobiotic contamination of the natural ecosystem. One of the most promising approaches to reduce the environmental contamination load is the utilization of algae for bioremediation. Owing to their significant biosorption capacity to deactivate hazardous chemicals, macro-/microalgae are among the primary microorganisms that can be utilized for phytoremediation as a safe method for curtailing environmental pollution. In recent years, the use of algae to overcome environmental problems has advanced technologically, such as through synthetic biology and high-throughput phenomics, which is increasing the likelihood of attaining sustainability. As the research progresses, there is a promise for a greener future and the preservation of healthy ecosystems by using algae. They might act as a valuable tool in creating new products.
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- Behnaz Shahi Khalaf Ansar
- Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran
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- Division of Agronomy and Soil Science, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, B2N 5E3, Canada
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, B2N 5E3, Canada
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Mast J, Van Miert E, Siciliani L, Cheyns K, Blaude MN, Wouters C, Waegeneers N, Bernsen R, Vleminckx C, Van Loco J, Verleysen E. Application of silver-based biocides in face masks intended for general use requires regulatory control. Sci Total Environ 2023; 870:161889. [PMID: 36731552 PMCID: PMC9886386 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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Silver-based biocides are applied in face masks because of their antimicrobial properties. The added value of biocidal silver treatment of face masks to control SARS-CoV-2 infection needs to be balanced against possible toxicity due to inhalation exposure. Direct measurement of silver (particle) release to estimate exposure is problematic. Therefore, this study optimized methodologies to characterize silver-based biocides directly in the face masks, by measuring their total silver content using ICP-MS and ICP-OES based methods, and by visualizing the type(s) and localization of silver-based biocides using electron microscopy based methods. Thirteen of 20 selected masks intended for general use contained detectable amounts of silver ranging from 3 μg to 235 mg. Four of these masks contained silver nanoparticles, of which one mask was silver coated. Comparison of the silver content with limit values derived from existing inhalation exposure limits for both silver ions and silver nanoparticles allowed to differentiate safe face masks from face masks that require a more extensive safety assessment. These findings urge for in depth characterization of the applications of silver-based biocides and for the implementation of regulatory standards, quality control and product development based on the safe-by-design principle for nanotechnology applications in face masks in general.
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- Jan Mast
- Trace Elements and Nanomaterials, Chemical and Physical Health Risks, Sciensano, Uccle, Belgium.
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- Risk and Health Impact Assessment, Chemical and Physical Health Risks, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Trace Elements and Nanomaterials, Chemical and Physical Health Risks, Sciensano, Uccle, Belgium.
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- Trace Elements and Nanomaterials, Chemical and Physical Health Risks, Sciensano, Uccle, Belgium.
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- Risk and Health Impact Assessment, Chemical and Physical Health Risks, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium
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- Trace Elements and Nanomaterials, Chemical and Physical Health Risks, Sciensano, Uccle, Belgium.
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- Risk and Health Impact Assessment, Chemical and Physical Health Risks, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
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- Risk and Health Impact Assessment, Chemical and Physical Health Risks, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Trace Elements and Nanomaterials, Chemical and Physical Health Risks, Sciensano, Uccle, Belgium; Risk and Health Impact Assessment, Chemical and Physical Health Risks, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Trace Elements and Nanomaterials, Chemical and Physical Health Risks, Sciensano, Uccle, Belgium.
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Boersma PJ, Lagugné-Labarthet F, McDowell T, Macfie SM. Silver nanoparticles inhibit nitrogen fixation in soybean (Glycine max) root nodules. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:32014-32031. [PMID: 36456673 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24446-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Antimicrobial silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are popular in consumer and industrial products, leading to increasing concentrations in the environment. We tested whether exposure to AgNPs could be detrimental to a microbe, its host plant, and their symbiotic relationship. When subjected to 10 µg/mL AgNPs, growth of Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA 110 was halted. Axenic nitrogen-fertilized Glycine max seedlings were unaffected by 2.5 µg/mL of 30 nm AgNPs, but growth was inhibited with the same dose of 16 nm AgNPs. With 2.5 µg/mL AgNPs, biomass of inoculated plants was 50% of the control. Bacteroids were not found in nodules on plants treated with 2.5 µg/mL AgNPs and plants given 0.5-2.5 µg/mL AgNPs had 40-65% decreased nitrogen fixation. In conclusion, AgNPs not only interfere with general plant and bacterial growth but also inhibit nodule development and bacterial nitrogen fixation. We should be mindful of not releasing AgNPs to the environment or to agricultural land.
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- Paul J Boersma
- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 3K7, Canada
- Centre for Advanced Material and Biomaterial Research (CAMBR), University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 3K7, Canada
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- London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 1391 Sandford St., London, ON, N5V 4T3, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada.
- Centre for Advanced Material and Biomaterial Research (CAMBR), University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 3K7, Canada.
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Chen M, Mei H, Qin H, Yang X, Guo F, Chen Y. Pyrite coupled with biochar alleviating the toxicity of silver nanoparticles on pollutants removal in constructed wetlands. Environ Res 2023; 219:115074. [PMID: 36528047 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.115074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) has been widely detected in the substrates of constructed wetlands (CWs), posing threaten to pollutants removal efficiency of CWs. However, the way to alleviate the toxicity of AgNPs on CWs is unclear. In this study, the gravel (GR), biochar (BC), pyrite (PY) and pyrite coupled with biochar matrix (PYBC) were selected as substrates to restore the pollutants removal efficiency of CWs under the exposure to the environment (0.2 mg/L) and accumulation (10 mg/L) concentration of AgNPs. Results showed that the BC and PY showed limited mitigation effects, while the PYBC alleviated the toxicity significantly. Especially in the exposure to the accumulation concentration of AgNPs, the removal of NH4+-N, TN, COD and TP in the PYBC were 10.2%, 8.3%, 9.4% and 10.7% higher than that in the GR, respectively. Mechanism analysis verified that AgNPs were transformed into Ag-Fe-S core shell aggregates (size >200 nm) decreasing bioavailability and the damage to cytomembrane. The PYBC restored the nitrogen removal efficiency by increasing the abundance of Nitrospira and Geothrix, which these bacteria were defined as nitrifiers and Feammox bacteria. This study provides a promising strategy to mitigate AgNPs' toxicity on the pollutant removal efficiency in CWs.
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- Mengli Chen
- College of Environment and Ecology, Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China.
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Nam S, Hillyer MB, He Z, Chang S, Edwards JV. Self-induced transformation of raw cotton to a nanostructured primary cell wall for a renewable antimicrobial surface. Nanoscale Adv 2022; 4:5404-5416. [PMID: 36540117 PMCID: PMC9724696 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00665k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Herein, raw cotton is shown to undergo self-induced transformation into a nanostructured primary cell wall. This process generates a metal nanoparticle-mediated antimicrobial surface that is regenerable through multiple washings. Raw cotton, without being scoured and bleached, contains noncellulosic constituents including pectin, sugars, and hemicellulose in its primary cell wall. These noncellulosic components provide definitive active binding sites for the in situ synthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs). Facile heating in an aqueous solution of AgNO3 activated raw cotton to produce Ag NPs (ca. 28 nm in diameter and 2261 mg kg-1 in concentration). Compared with scoured and bleached cotton, raw cotton requires lower concentrations of AgNO3-ten times lower for Klebsiella pneumonia and two times lower for Staphylococcus aureus-to achieve 99.9% reductions of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The Ag NPs embedded in the primary cell wall, which was confirmed via transmission electron microscopy images of the fiber cross-sections, are immobilized, exhibiting resistance to leaching as judged by continuous laundering. A remarkable percentage (74%) of the total Ag NPs remained in the raw cotton after 50 laundering cycles.
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- Sunghyun Nam
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southern Regional Research Center New Orleans LA 70124 USA +1 504 286 4390 +1 504 286 4229
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southern Regional Research Center New Orleans LA 70124 USA +1 504 286 4390 +1 504 286 4229
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southern Regional Research Center New Orleans LA 70124 USA +1 504 286 4390 +1 504 286 4229
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southern Regional Research Center New Orleans LA 70124 USA +1 504 286 4390 +1 504 286 4229
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southern Regional Research Center New Orleans LA 70124 USA +1 504 286 4390 +1 504 286 4229
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Wang XL, Yu N, Wang C, Zhou HR, Wu C, Yang L, Wei S, Miao AJ. Changes in Gut Microbiota Structure: A Potential Pathway for Silver Nanoparticles to Affect the Host Metabolism. ACS Nano 2022; 16:19002-19012. [PMID: 36315867 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c07924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are one of the most widely used NPs. Their adverse effects on either the host or its gut microbiota (GM) have been examined. Nevertheless, whether the GM plays any role in AgNP toxicity to the host remains unclear. In the present study, AgNPs were administered to mice by oral gavage once a day for 120 days. A significant dose-dependent accumulation of Ag in the liver was observed, with a steady state reached within 21 days. The AgNPs changed the structure of the GM, mainly with respect to microorganisms involved in the metabolism of energy, amino acids, organic acids, and lipids, as predicted in a PICRUST analysis. Effects of the AgNPs on liver metabolism were also demonstrated, as a KEGG pathway analysis showed the enrichment of pathways responsible for the metabolism of amino acids, purines and pyrimidine, lipids, and energy. More interestingly, the changes in GM structure and liver metabolism were highly correlated, evidenced by the correlation between ∼23% of the differential microorganisms at the genus level and ∼60% of the differential metabolites. This implies that the metabolic variations in liver as affected by AgNPs were partly attributable to NP-induced changes of GM structure. Therefore, our results demonstrate the importance of considering the roles of GM in the toxicity of NPs to the host in evaluations of the health risks of NPs.
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- Xin-Lei Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210023, China
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Sun C, Hu K, Mu D, Wang Z, Yu X. The Widespread Use of Nanomaterials: The Effects on the Function and Diversity of Environmental Microbial Communities. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10102080. [PMID: 36296356 PMCID: PMC9609405 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10102080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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In recent years, as an emerging material, nanomaterials have rapidly expanded from laboratories to large-scale industrial productions. Along with people's productive activities, these nanomaterials can enter the natural environment of soil, water and atmosphere through various ways. At present, a large number of reports have proved that nanomaterials have certain toxic effects on bacteria, algae, plants, invertebrates, mammalian cell lines and mammals in these environments, but people still know little about the ecotoxicology of nanomaterials. Most relevant studies focus on the responses of model strains to nanomaterials in pure culture conditions, but these results do not fully represent the response of microbial communities to nanomaterials in natural environments. Over the years, the effect of nanomaterials infiltrated into the natural environment on the microbial communities has become a popular topic in the field of nano-ecological environment research. It was found that under different environmental conditions, nanomaterials have various effects on the microbial communities. The medium; the coexisting pollutants in the environment and the structure, particle size and surface modification of nanomaterials may cause changes in the structure and function of microbial communities. This paper systematically summarizes the impacts of different nanomaterials on microbial communities in various environments, which can provide a reference for us to evaluate the impacts of nanomaterials released into the environment on the microecology and has certain guiding significance for strengthening the emission control of nanomaterials pollutants.
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- Chunshui Sun
- College of Marine Science, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, China
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- College of Marine Science, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, China
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- College of Marine Science, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, 2025 Chengluo Avenue, Chengdu 610106, China
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- College of Marine Science, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, China
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Galante AJ, Pilsbury BC, Yates KA, Lemieux M, Bain DJ, Shanks RMQ, Romanowski EG, Leu PW. Reactive silver inks for antiviral, repellent medical textiles with ultrasonic bleach washing durability compared to silver nanoparticles. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0270718. [PMID: 36103519 PMCID: PMC9473630 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Medical textiles are subject to particularly harsh disinfection procedures in healthcare settings where exposure risks are high. This work demonstrates a fabric treatment consisting of a reactive silver ink and low surface energy PDMS polymer that provides for superhydrophobicity and antiviral properties against enveloped herpes simplex virus stocks even after extended ultrasonic bleach washing. The antiviral properties of reactive silver ink has not been previously reported or compared with silver nanoparticles. The fabric treatment exhibits high static contact angles and low contact angle hysteresis with water, even after 300 minutes of ultrasonic bleach washing. Similarly, after this bleach washing treatment, the fabric treatment shows reductions of infectious virus quantities by about 2 logs compared to controls for enveloped viruses. The use of silver ink provides for better antiviral efficacy and durability compared to silver nanoparticles due to the use of reactive ionic silver, which demonstrates more conformal coverage of fabric microfibers and better adhesion. This study provides insights for improving the wash durability of antiviral silver fabric treatments and demonstrates a bleach wash durable, repellent antiviral treatment for reusable, functional personal protective equipment applications.
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He X, Obeng E, Sun X, Kwon N, Shen J, Yoon J. Polydopamine, harness of the antibacterial potentials-A review. Mater Today Bio 2022; 15:100329. [PMID: 35757029 PMCID: PMC9218838 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Antibiotic resistance is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality, triggered by the adhesion of microbes and to some extent the formation of biofilms. This condition has been quite challenging in the health and industrial sector. Conditions and processes required to foil these infectious and resistance are of much concern. The synthesis of PDA material, inspired by the Mytilus edulis foot protein (MEFP)5 possesses unique characteristics that allow for, adhesion, photothermal therapy, synergistic effects with other materials, biocompatibility process, etc. Therefore, their usage holds great potential for dealing with both the infectious nature and the antibiotic resistance processes. Hence, this review provides an overview of the mechanism involved in accomplishing and eradicating bacteria, the recently harnessed antibacterial effect of the PDA through other properties they possess, a way forward in tapping the benefit embedded in the PDA, and the future perspective.
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- Xiaojun He
- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 03760, Republic of Korea
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- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China.,Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China.,Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325001, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 03760, Republic of Korea
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Alp O, Engin AB, Ertas N. Size Dependent Dissolution of Silver Nanoparticles in Human Monocytic/Macrophage-Like U937 Cells and Speciation by Single Particle-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (SP-ICP-MS). ANAL LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2022.2078344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- Orkun Alp
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Analytical Chemistry Department, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Toxicology Department, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Analytical Chemistry Department, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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Zhang Q, Hu Y, Masterson CM, Jang W, Xiao Z, Bohloul A, Garcia-Rojas D, Puppala HL, Bennett G, Colvin VL. When Function is Biological: Discerning How Silver Nanoparticle Structure Dictates Antimicrobial Activity. iScience 2022; 25:104475. [PMID: 35789852 PMCID: PMC9249613 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Qingbo Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence RI 02912, USA
- Corresponding author
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Tourinho PS, Silva ARR, Santos CSA, Prodana M, Ferreira V, Habibullah G, Kočí V, van Gestel CAM, Loureiro S. Microplastic Fibers Increase Sublethal Effects of AgNP and AgNO 3 in Daphnia magna by Changing Cellular Energy Allocation. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022; 41:896-904. [PMID: 34101905 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The effects of combined exposure to microplastics and contaminants are still not completely understood. To fill this gap, we assessed the effects of polyethylene terephthalate microplastic fibers (100 mg/L; 360 µm average length) on the toxicity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs; 32 nm) and silver nitrate (AgNO3 ; 0.1-10 µg Ag/L) to Daphnia magna. Acute immobilization (median effect concentration [EC50]) and cellular energy allocation (CEA; ratio between available energy and energy consumption) were determined in neonates (<24 h old) and juveniles (7 d old), respectively. The 48-h EC50 for AgNP and AgNO3 (2.6 and 0.67 µg Ag/L, respectively) was not affected by the presence of microplastic fibers (2.2 and 0.85 µg Ag/L, respectively). No decrease in the available energy was observed: lipid, carbohydrate, and protein contents were unaffected. However, a significant increase in energy consumption was observed in animals exposed to AgNO3 (250% compared with control) and to the combination of microplastic fibers with AgNP (170%) and AgNO3 (260%). The exposure to microplastic fibers alone or in combination with both Ag forms decreased the CEA (values were 55-75% of control values). Our results show that after short-term exposure (48 h), microplastic fibers increased Ag toxicity at a subcellular level (i.e., CEA), but not at the individual level (i.e., immobilization). These results highlight the importance of combining different levels of biological organization to fully assess the ecotoxicological effects of plastics in association with environmental contaminants. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022;41:896-904. © 2021 SETAC.
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- Paula S Tourinho
- Department of Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Environmental Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Environmental Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Ecological Science, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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Gray DB, Gagnon V, Button M, Farooq AJ, Patch DJ, Wallace SJ, Koch I, O'Carroll DM, Weber KP. Silver nanomaterials released from commercial textiles have minimal impacts on soil microbial communities at environmentally relevant concentrations. Sci Total Environ 2022; 806:151248. [PMID: 34715213 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Silver nanomaterials (Ag NMs) have been used in a variety of commercial products to take advantage of their antimicrobial properties. However, there are concerns that these AgNMs can be released during/after use and enter wastewater streams, potentially impacting aquatic systems or accumulating in wastewater biosolids. Biosolids, which are a residual of wastewater treatment processes, have been found to contain AgNMs and are frequently used as agricultural fertilizer. Since the function of soil microbial communities is imperative to nutrient cycling and agricultural productivity, it is important to characterize and assess the effects that silver nanomaterials could have in agricultural soils. In this study agricultural soil was amended with pristine engineered (PVP-coated or uncoated AgNMs), aged silver (sulphidized or released from textiles) nanomaterials, and ionic silver to determine the fate and toxicity over the course of three months. Exposures were carried out at various environmentally relevant concentrations (1 and 10 mg Ag/kg soil) representing between 30 to over 800 years of equivalent biosolid loadings. Over thirteen different methodologies and measures were used throughout this study to assess for potential effects of the silver nanomaterials on soil, including microbial community composition, average well colour development (AWCD) and enzymatic activity. Overall, the AgNM exposures did not exhibit significant toxic effects to the soil microbial communities in terms of density, activity, function and diversity. However, the positive ionic silver treatment (100 mg Ag/kg soil) resulted in suppression to microbial activity while also resulting in significantly higher populations of Frankia alni (nitrogen-fixer) and Arenimonas malthae (phytopathogen) as compared to the negative control (p < 0.05, Tukey HSD) which warrants further investigation.
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- Devon B Gray
- Environmental Sciences Group, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON K7K 7B4, Canada
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- Environmental Sciences Group, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON K7K 7B4, Canada
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- Environmental Sciences Group, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON K7K 7B4, Canada; Fipke Laboratory for Trace Element Research, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, V1V 1V7, British Columbia, Canada
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- Environmental Sciences Group, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON K7K 7B4, Canada
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- Environmental Sciences Group, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON K7K 7B4, Canada
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- Environmental Sciences Group, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON K7K 7B4, Canada
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- Environmental Sciences Group, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON K7K 7B4, Canada
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Water Research Laboratory, University of New South Wales Sydney, Manly Vale, NSW 2093, Australia
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- Environmental Sciences Group, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON K7K 7B4, Canada.
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Rujido-Santos I, Herbello-Hermelo P, Barciela-Alonso MC, Bermejo-Barrera P, Moreda-Piñeiro A. Metal Content in Textile and (Nano)Textile Products. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:944. [PMID: 35055766 PMCID: PMC8775849 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19020944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Metals, metallic compounds, and, recently, metallic nanoparticles appear in textiles due to impurities from raw materials, contamination during the manufacturing process, and/or their deliberate addition. However, the presence of lead, cadmium, chromium (VI), arsenic, mercury, and dioctyltin in textile products is regulated in Europe (Regulation 1907/2006). Metal determination in fabrics was performed by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) after microwave-assisted acid digestion. The ICP-MS procedure has been successfully validated; relative standard deviations were up to 3% and analytical recoveries were within the 90-107% range. The developed method was applied to several commercial textiles, and special attention has been focused on textiles with nanofinishing (fabrics prepared with metallic nanoparticles for providing certain functionalities). Arsenic content (in textile T4) and lead content (in subsamples T1-1, T1-2, and T3-3) were found to exceed the maximum limits established by the European Regulation 1907/2006. Although impregnation of yarns with mercury compounds is not allowed, mercury was quantified in fabrics T1-2, T5, and T6. Further speciation studies for determining hexavalent chromium species in sample T9 are necessary (hexavalent chromium is the only species of chromium regulated). Some textile products commercialised in Europe included in this study do not comply with European regulation 1907/2006.
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- The Group of Trace Element, Spectroscopy, and Speciation (GETEE), Institute of Materials iMATUS, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition, and Bromatology, Faculty of Chemistry, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avenida das Ciencias, s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain; (I.R.-S.); (P.H.-H.); (M.C.B.-A.); (P.B.-B.)
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Singh M, Dey ES, Bhand S, Dicko C. Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Impregnation of Gold Nanoparticles Demonstrates a New Route for the Fabrication of Hybrid Silk Materials. Insects 2021; 13:insects13010018. [PMID: 35055861 PMCID: PMC8777700 DOI: 10.3390/insects13010018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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How many nanoparticles can we load in a fiber? How much will leak? Underlying is the relatively new question of the “space available” in fibers for nanoparticle loading. Here, using supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) as a carrier fluid, we explored the impregnation in four Indian silks (Mulberry, Eri, Muga, and Tasar) with five standard sizes of gold nanoparticles (5, 20, 50, 100 and 150 nm in diameter). All silks could be permanently impregnated with nanoparticles up to 150 nm in size under scCO2 impregnation. Accompanying structural changes indicated that the amorphous silk domains reorganized to accommodate the gold NPs. The mechanism was studied in detail in degummed Mulberry silk fibers (i.e., without the sericin coating) with the 5 nm nanoparticle. The combined effects of concentration, time of impregnation, scCO2 pressure, and temperature showed that only a narrow set of conditions allowed for permanent impregnation without deterioration of the properties of the silk fibers.
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- Manish Singh
- Pure and Applied Biochemistry, Chemistry Deptartment, Lund University, Naturvetarvägen 14, 22362 Lund, Sweden; (M.S.); (E.S.D.)
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- Pure and Applied Biochemistry, Chemistry Deptartment, Lund University, Naturvetarvägen 14, 22362 Lund, Sweden; (M.S.); (E.S.D.)
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- Deptartment of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, KK Birla Goa Campus, Pilani 403726, Zuarinagar, Goa, India;
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- Pure and Applied Biochemistry, Chemistry Deptartment, Lund University, Naturvetarvägen 14, 22362 Lund, Sweden; (M.S.); (E.S.D.)
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Gonzalez A, Aboubakr HA, Brockgreitens J, Hao W, Wang Y, Goyal SM, Abbas A. Durable nanocomposite face masks with high particulate filtration and rapid inactivation of coronaviruses. Sci Rep 2021; 11:24318. [PMID: 34934121 PMCID: PMC8692499 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03771-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique challenge to the healthcare community due to the high infectivity rate and need for effective personal protective equipment. Zinc oxide nanoparticles have shown promising antimicrobial properties and are recognized as a safe additive in many food and cosmetic products. This work presents a novel nanocomposite synthesis approach, which allows zinc oxide nanoparticles to be grown within textile and face mask materials, including melt-blown polypropylene and nylon-cotton. The resulting nanocomposite achieves greater than 3 log10 reduction (≥ 99.9%) in coronavirus titer within a contact time of 10 min, by disintegrating the viral envelope. The new nanocomposite textile retains activity even after 100 laundry cycles and has been dermatologist tested as non-irritant and hypoallergenic. Various face mask designs were tested to improve filtration efficiency and breathability while offering antiviral protection, with Claros' design reporting higher filtration efficiency than surgical masks (> 50%) for particles ranged 200 nm to 5 µm in size.
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- Andrew Gonzalez
- Claros Technologies Inc., 1000 Westgate Drive, Suite 1005, St. Paul, MN, 55114, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, 1333 Gortner Ave., St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA
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- Claros Technologies Inc., 1000 Westgate Drive, Suite 1005, St. Paul, MN, 55114, USA
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- Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1401 N Pine St., Rolla, MO, 65409, USA
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- Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1401 N Pine St., Rolla, MO, 65409, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, 1333 Gortner Ave., St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA
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- Claros Technologies Inc., 1000 Westgate Drive, Suite 1005, St. Paul, MN, 55114, USA.
- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2004 Folwell Ave, St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA.
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Patch D, Koch I, Peloquin D, O'Carroll D, Weber K. Development and validation of a method for the weathering and detachment of representative nanomaterials from conventional silver-containing textiles. Chemosphere 2021; 284:131269. [PMID: 34186226 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nanotoxicology research commonly utilizes pristine nanomaterials for toxicity assessment, which may not be perfectly representative of what is released into environmental systems. The goal of the present study was to develop a method to simulate human weathering of silver-containing textiles. To achieve this goal the roles of physical and chemical stress on X-Static® containing athletic textiles were investigated and compared to data collected from human weathering experiments and literature. Chemical weathering methods (artificial sweat) were used independently and alongside physical weathering methods (3D printed stretching and abrasion instruments). Non-weathered control textiles were found to release 29 ± 11 mg Ag/kg of textile into wash water effluent (ICP-MS), with 16% being released as ionic silver (ICP-MS) and the rest as metallic nanomaterials, nanosheets, and particulates of varying size (SEM/XANES). Real and simulated human weathered textiles released similar amounts of total silver (67 ± 11 mg Ag/kg, 84 ± 13 mg Ag/kg respectively) with the silver released being composed of ionic (1.5%, 2%) and a mixture of metallic and chlorinated nanomaterials, nanosheets, and particulates. The method was shown to effectively detach environmentally representative silver materials from silver-containing textiles and can provide such materials for future studies on the assessment of their fate, transport, and toxicity.
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- David Patch
- Environmental Sciences Group, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON, K7K 7B4, Canada
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- Environmental Sciences Group, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON, K7K 7B4, Canada
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- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA
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- Environmental Sciences Group, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON, K7K 7B4, Canada; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Environmental Sciences Group, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON, K7K 7B4, Canada.
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Akbaba TN, Ertas N, Alp O. Characterization of the Silver Species Released From Clothing by Single Particle–Inductively Coupled Plasma–Mass Spectrometry Using a Microsecond Dwell Time. ANAL LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2021.1950166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Tugba Nur Akbaba
- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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Bathi JR, Moazeni F, Upadhyayula VKK, Chowdhury I, Palchoudhury S, Potts GE, Gadhamshetty V. Behavior of engineered nanoparticles in aquatic environmental samples: Current status and challenges. Sci Total Environ 2021; 793:148560. [PMID: 34328971 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The increasing use of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in consumer products has led to their increased presence in natural water systems. Here, we present a critical overview of the studies that analyzed the fate and transport behavior of ENPs using real environmental samples. We focused on cerium dioxide, titanium dioxide, silver, carbon nanotubes, and zinc oxide, the widely used ENPs in consumer products. Under field scale settings, the transformation rates of ENPs and subsequently their physicochemical properties (e.g., toxicity and bioavailability) are primarily influenced by the modes of interactions among ENPs and natural organic matter. Other typical parameters include factors related to water chemistry, hydrodynamics, and surface and electronic properties of ENPs. Overall, future nanomanufacturing processes should fully consider the health, safety, and environmental impacts without compromising the functionality of consumer products.
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- Jejal Reddy Bathi
- 615 McCallie Ave, Civil and Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, TN 37403, United States.
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- W256K Olmsted Building, School of Science Engineering and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg University, PA 17057, United States
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- PACCAR 346, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- 615 McCallie Ave, Civil and Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, TN 37403, United States
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- 615 McCallie Ave, Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, TN 37403, United States
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- 501 E. St Joseph Street, Civil and Environmental Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, SD 57701, United States; 2-Dimensional Materials for Biofilm Engineering Science and Technology (2DBEST) Center, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E. St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701, United States
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Khanna K, Kohli SK, Handa N, Kaur H, Ohri P, Bhardwaj R, Yousaf B, Rinklebe J, Ahmad P. Enthralling the impact of engineered nanoparticles on soil microbiome: A concentric approach towards environmental risks and cogitation. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2021; 222:112459. [PMID: 34217114 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Nanotechnology is an avant-garde field of scientific research that revolutionizes technological advancements in the present world. It is a cutting-edge scientific approach that has undoubtedly a plethora of functions in controlling environmental pollutants for the welfare of the ecosystem. However, their unprecedented utilization and hysterical release led to a huge threat to the soil microbiome. Nanoparticles(NPs) hamper physicochemical properties of soil along with microbial metabolic activities within rhizospheric soils.Here in this review shed light on concentric aspects of NP-biosynthesis, types, toxicity mechanisms, accumulation within the ecosystem. However, the accrual of tiny NPs into the soil system has dramatically influenced rhizospheric activities in terms of soil properties and biogeochemical cycles. We have focussed on mechanistic pathways engrossed by microbes to deal with NPs.Also, we have elaborated the fate and behavior of NPs within soils. Besides, a piece of very scarce information on NPs-toxicity towards environment and rhizosphere communities is available. Therefore, the present review highlights ecological perspectives of nanotechnology and solutions to such implications. We have comprehend certain strategies such as avant-garde engineering methods, sustainable procedures for NP synthesis along with vatious regulatory actions to manage NP within environment. Moreover, we have devised risk management sustainable and novel strategies to utilize it in a rationalized and integrated manner. With this background, we can develop a comprehensive plan about NPs with novel insights to understand the resistance and toxicity mechanisms of NPs towards microbes. Henceforth, the orientation towards these issues would enhance the understanding of researchers for proper recommendation and promotion of nanotechnology in an optimized and sustainable manner.
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- Kanika Khanna
- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India.
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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- Plant Protection Division, PG Department of Agriculture, Khalsa College, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Zoology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey; CAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and the Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, PR China
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water and Waste Management, Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; Department of Environment, Energy and Geoinformatics, Sejong University, 98 Gunja-Dong, Guangjin-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Lehutso RF, Thwala M. Assessment of Nanopollution from Commercial Products in Water Environments. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2021; 11:2537. [PMID: 34684978 PMCID: PMC8539925 DOI: 10.3390/nano11102537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The use of nano-enabled products (NEPs) can release engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) into water resources, and the increasing commercialisation of NEPs raises the environmental exposure potential. The current study investigated the release of ENMs and their characteristics from six commercial products (sunscreens, body creams, sanitiser, and socks) containing nTiO2, nAg, and nZnO. ENMs were released in aqueous media from all investigated NEPs and were associated with ions (Ag+ and Zn2+) and coating agents (Si and Al). NEPs generally released elongated (7-9 × 66-70 nm) and angular (21-80 × 25-79 nm) nTiO2, near-spherical (12-49 nm) and angular nAg (21-76 × 29-77 nm), and angular nZnO (32-36 × 32-40 nm). NEPs released varying ENMs' total concentrations (ca 0.4-95%) of total Ti, Ag, Ag+, Zn, and Zn2+ relative to the initial amount of ENMs added in NEPs, influenced by the nature of the product and recipient water quality. The findings confirmed the use of the examined NEPs as sources of nanopollution in water resources, and the physicochemical properties of the nanopollutants were determined. Exposure assessment data from real-life sources are highly valuable for enriching the robust environmental risk assessment of nanotechnology.
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- Raisibe Florence Lehutso
- Water Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria 0001, South Africa;
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa
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- Water Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria 0001, South Africa;
- Department of Environmental Health, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha 6019, South Africa
- Centre for Environmental Management, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9031, South Africa
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Cui J, Shao Y, Zhang H, Zhang H, Zhu J. Development of a novel silver ions-nanosilver complementary composite as antimicrobial additive for powder coating. Chem Eng J 2021; 420:127633. [PMID: 33173406 PMCID: PMC7644439 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.127633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 10/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/31/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Applying silver into coatings has become a prevalent method in fabricating antimicrobial surfaces. However, the concerns about durability always exist and limit its applications. Here, a highly inhibitory, active, durable, and easy-to-use silver ions-nanosilver antimicrobial additive for powder coatings was fabricated in this study. Silver nanoparticles were chemically bonded to the Ag, Cu, and Zn-ternary ion-exchanged zeolite by α -lipoic acid, which was then encapsulated by hydrophilic polymers. The fabricated silver ions and silver nanoparticles (Ag+-AgNPs) complementary structure provides a synergistic effect. Ag+ is the main antimicrobial agent, while AgNPs act as a supplementary reservoir of Ag+. As well, the formed thin layer of silver nanoparticles and hydrophilic film prolongs the release of active Ag+ from zeolite, and Ag+ facilitates the activation of AgNPs. The results show that this additive indicates excellent antimicrobial activity to E. coli, S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, and C. albicans, and that the coatings with the additive exhibit over 99.99% reduction rate for the tested bacteria and fungi. The coating film is able to maintain over 99% antimicrobial reduction even after 1200 repeated solution wipings, or over 30 wash cycles of artificial sweat solution, indicating high durability. Furthermore, the yellowness of the coating is not evident (Δb < 2) despite the high loading of silver, and the silver nanoparticles have little impact on gloss, haze, and distinctness of the coating film image.
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- Jixing Cui
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B9, Canada
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B9, Canada
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Tourinho PS, Loureiro S, Talluri VSSLP, Dolar A, Verweij R, Chvojka J, Michalcová A, Kočí V, van Gestel CAM. Microplastic fibers influence Ag toxicity and bioaccumulation in Eisenia andrei but not in Enchytraeus crypticus. Ecotoxicology 2021; 30:1216-1226. [PMID: 34046816 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-021-02424-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Microplastic fibers (MF) are released from synthetic textiles during washing and end up in the wastewater. Similarly, silver nanoparticles (AgNP), incorporated in textiles as antimicrobial agents, are released in washing machines, also reaching the wastewater treatment plants. Therefore, both MF and AgNP co-exist in the environment and enter the soil compartment mainly via the application of biosolids. Yet, the combined effect of MF and AgNP has not been studied. Here, we assessed the effects of polyester MF on the toxicity of AgNP and AgNO3 to the earthworm Eisenia andrei and the enchytraeid Enchytraeus crypticus. The organisms were exposed to a range of concentration of AgNP (32, 100, 320, 1000, 3200 mg Ag/kg) and AgNO3 (12.8, 32, 80, 200, 500 mg Ag/kg) in LUFA 2.2 soil in the absence or presence of MF (0.01% DW). Reproduction tests were conducted and the toxicity outcomes compared between soils with and without MF. The exposure to MF caused a decrease in the number of juveniles and changed the biochemical composition of earthworms. Moreover, the presence of MF increased the toxicity of AgNP to earthworm reproduction (EC50 = 165 mg Ag/kg) when compared to AgNP exposure alone (EC50 = 450 mg Ag/kg), but did not alter the toxicity of AgNO3 (EC50 = 40 mg Ag/kg). For enchytraeids, no significant difference in Ag toxicity could be detected when MF was added to the soil for both AgNP and AgNO3. Overall, Ag bioaccumulation was not affected by MF, except for a decrease in earthworm body concentration at the highest Ag soil concentration (3200 mg Ag/kg). Our results suggest that the presence of MF in the soil compartment may be a cause of concern, and that the joint exposure to Ag may be deleterious depending on the Ag form, organism, and endpoint. The present work provides the first evidence that a realistic MF concentration in soil lowers AgNP concentration necessary to provoke reproductive impairment in earthworms. The influence of MF on the risk assessment of AgNP should be considered.
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- Paula S Tourinho
- Department of Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Environmental Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
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- CESAM & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Ecological Science, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Textile Engineering, Technical University of Liberec, Liberec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Metals and Corrosion Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Environmental Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Ecological Science, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Zhao Z, Li G, Liu QS, Liu W, Qu G, Hu L, Long Y, Cai Z, Zhao X, Jiang G. Identification and interaction mechanism of protein corona on silver nanoparticles with different sizes and the cellular responses. J Hazard Mater 2021; 414:125582. [PMID: 34030421 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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With the potential biomedical applications of nanomaterials such as silver nanoparticles (SNPs), nanotoxicity concerns are growing, and the importance of NP and protein interactions is far from being addressed enough. Here, we identified the major binding protein on SNPs in blood as human serum albumin (HSA) using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry. By comparing with the previous methods, we emphasized surface area concentration as a new dose metric to address the importance of NP curvature. SNPs interacted with cysteine and cystine, disrupting the secondary structure and conformation of HSA, and this tendency became stronger on small SNPs than large ones. The protein corona significantly alleviated the toxicity and decreased SNPs' internalization in a particle size-dependent manner, where more significant inhibition effects occurred on larger particles at the same area concentration. These findings may shed light on nanotoxicity and also the design of safe nanomaterials by a comprehensive preconsideration of the metrological method.
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- Zongshan Zhao
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, PR China
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- Institute of Chemical Safety, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing 100124, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, PR China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Environmental and Health Effects of Persistent Toxic Substances, Institute of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, PR China
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Carnovale C, Guarnieri D, Di Cristo L, De Angelis I, Veronesi G, Scarpellini A, Malvindi MA, Barone F, Pompa PP, Sabella S. Biotransformation of Silver Nanoparticles into Oro-Gastrointestinal Tract by Integrated In Vitro Testing Assay: Generation of Exposure-Dependent Physical Descriptors for Nanomaterial Grouping. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2021; 11:nano11061587. [PMID: 34204296 PMCID: PMC8233905 DOI: 10.3390/nano11061587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Grouping approaches of nanomaterials have the potential to facilitate high throughput and cost effective nanomaterial screening. However, an effective grouping of nanomaterials hinges on the application of suitable physicochemical descriptors to identify similarities. To address the problem, we developed an integrated testing approach coupling acellular and cellular phases, to study the full life cycle of ingested silver nanoparticles (NPs) and silver salts in the oro-gastrointestinal (OGI) tract including their impact on cellular uptake and integrity. This approach enables the derivation of exposure-dependent physical descriptors (EDPDs) upon biotransformation of undigested nanoparticles, digested nanoparticles and digested silver salts. These descriptors are identified in: size, crystallinity, chemistry of the core material, dissolution, high and low molecular weight Ag-biomolecule soluble complexes, and are compared in terms of similarities in a grouping hypothesis. Experimental results indicate that digested silver nanoparticles are neither similar to pristine nanoparticles nor completely similar to digested silver salts, due to the presence of different chemical nanoforms (silver and silver chloride nanocrystals), which were characterized in terms of their interactions with the digestive matrices. Interestingly, the cellular responses observed in the cellular phase of the integrated assay (uptake and inflammation) are also similar for the digested samples, clearly indicating a possible role of the soluble fraction of silver complexes. This study highlights the importance of quantifying exposure-related physical descriptors to advance grouping of NPs based on structural similarities.
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- Catherine Carnovale
- Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, Nanoregulatory Platform, Drug Discovery and Development Department, 16163 Genova, Italy; (C.C.); (L.D.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia “A. Zambelli”, Università di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, Italy;
- Research Centre for Biomaterials BIONAM, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, Nanoregulatory Platform, Drug Discovery and Development Department, 16163 Genova, Italy; (C.C.); (L.D.C.)
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- Laboratory of Chemistry and Biology of Metals (CBM), University Grenoble Alpes/CNRS/CEA, 38000 Grenoble, France;
- ESRF, the European Synchrotron, 71 Av. des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Electron Microscopy Facility, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy;
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- Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), 00161 Rome, Italy; (I.D.A.); (F.B.)
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- Nanobiointeractions & Nanodiagnostics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy;
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- Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, Nanoregulatory Platform, Drug Discovery and Development Department, 16163 Genova, Italy; (C.C.); (L.D.C.)
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Widely applied silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) can have potentially detrimental impacts on aquatic organisms. Unicellular algae as primary producers can interact with AgNPs and initiate their transfer along food chains. Herein, we demonstrate that AgNPs were internalized in a freshwater phytoplankton species Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, but the entrance pathways varied with their surface coatings. Citrate-coated AgNPs (Cit-AgNPs) were internalized mainly through the apical zone of the cell near the flagella, whereas the aggregation-induced emission fluorogen (AIEgen)-coated AgNPs (AIE-AgNPs) were internalized through endocytosis. The internalized AgNPs were dissolved intracellularly and the released Ag+ was distributed heterogeneously in the cytoplasm, in contrast to the directly accumulated Ag+ which displayed a diffuse cytoplasmic distribution pattern. We then further visualized and quantified the trophic transfer of AgNPs from the alga C. reinhardtii to the zooplanktonic species Daphnia magna. Both trophically transferred Ag+ and AgNPs were concentrated in the gut regions of D. magna as a result of the direct ingestion of food particles. After ingestion, about 95% of the trophically transferred Ag+ was eliminated. Retention of AIE-AgNPs by daphnids was relatively higher than that of Cit-AgNPs due to their lower dissolution of Ag+. The present study provides direct evidence for the internalization of AgNPs in unicellular algae and demonstrates that the biological transport of trophically transferred of AgNPs is related to the different surface coatings of NPs.
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- Neng Yan
- School of Energy and Environment and Hong Kong Branch of the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong China
- Research Centre for the Oceans and Human Health, City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- School of Energy and Environment and Hong Kong Branch of the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong China
- Research Centre for the Oceans and Human Health, City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Ameen F, Alsamhary K, Alabdullatif JA, ALNadhari S. A review on metal-based nanoparticles and their toxicity to beneficial soil bacteria and fungi. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2021; 213:112027. [PMID: 33578100 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The unregulated deposition of metal-based nanoparticles in terrestrial ecosystems particularly in agricultural systems has alarmingly threatened the sustainability of the environment and diversity of beneficial microbial populations such as soil bacteria and fungi. This occurs due to the poor treatment of biosolids during wastewater treatment and their application in agricultural fields to enhance the fertility of soils. Continuous deposition, low biodegradability, and longer persistence of metal nanoparticles in soils adversely impact the population of soil beneficial bacteria and fungi. The current literature suggests the toxic outcome of nanoparticle-fungi and nanoparticle-bacteria interactions based on various toxicity endpoints. Therefore, due to the extreme importance of beneficial soil bacteria and fungi for soil fertility and plant growth, this review summarizes the production, application, release of metal nanoparticles in the soil system and their impact on various soil microbes specifically plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, cellular toxicity and impact of nanoparticles on bioactive molecule production by microbes, destructive nanoparticle impact on unicellular, mycorrhizal, and cellulose/lignin degrading fungi. This review also highlights the molecular alterations in fungi and bacteria-induced by nanoparticles and suggests a plausible toxicity mechanism. This review advances the understanding of the nano-toxicity aspect as a common outcome of nanoparticles and fungi/bacteria interactions.
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- Fuad Ameen
- Department of Botany & Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Biology, College of Science and Humanities in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany & Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Temizel-Sekeryan S, Hicks AL. Cradle-to-grave environmental impact assessment of silver enabled t-shirts: Do nano-specific impacts exceed non nano-specific emissions? NanoImpact 2021; 22:100319. [PMID: 35559976 DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2021.100319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Consumption of silver nanoparticles (nAg) is increasing due to their use in various industries. A comprehensive analysis is needed to elucidate the potential environmental and human health benefits and costs of the silver-enabled consumer products. For this purpose, four commercially available silver/nanosilver enabled polyester textiles with different initial silver/nanosilver loadings (1.07-4030 μg Ag/g textile) are included in the current research and cradle-to-grave life cycle assessments (LCA) are conducted to identify hotspots associated with production and use of these products throughout their lifetimes (100 cycles). Both non nano-specific and nano-specific impacts are calculated using nano-specific ecotoxicity characterization factors for nAg, instead of the commonly utilized ionic silver (Ag+) surrogate. Additionally, four different laundering scenarios were modeled to analyze the impacts resulting from using conventional and high efficiency machines. In the majority of environmental impact categories, either polyester textile manufacturing (regardless of Ag/nAg enabling) or laundering were identified as hotspots. Non nano-specific ecotoxicity impacts ranged from 1.58 × 101-2.91 × 101 CTUe/textile (CTUe: comparative toxic units for ecosystems) and nano-specific ecotoxicity impacts ranged from 2.01 × 10-4-3.10 × 10-3 CTUe/textile for the lowest and the highest Ag/nAg containing textiles, respectively. It is also found that unless the initial silver loading per textile is significantly high (in this case 4030 μg Ag/g textile comparing to the lowest load of 1.07 μg Ag/g textile), ecotoxicity and human health impacts of released silver species would be lower than ecotoxicity and human health impacts resulting from raw materials acquisition and manufacturing of the antibacterial textiles.
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- Sila Temizel-Sekeryan
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Abu-qdais HA, Abu-dalo MA, Hajeer YY. Impacts of Nanosilver-Based Textile Products Using a Life Cycle Assessment. Sustainability 2021; 13:3436. [DOI: 10.3390/su13063436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Due to their properties, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely used in consumer products. The widespread use of these products leads to the release of such nanoparticles into the environment, during manufacturing, use, and disposal stages. Currently there is a high margin of uncertainty about the impacts of nano products on the environment and human health. Therefore, different approaches including life cycle assessment (LCA) are being used to evaluate the environmental and health impacts of these products. In this paper, a comparison between four different AgNP synthesis methods was conducted. In addition, four textile products that contain AgNPs were subjected to comparison using LCA analysis to assess their environmental and public health impacts using SimaPro modeling platform. Study results indicate that using alternative methods (green) to AgNPs synthesis will not necessarily reduce the environmental impacts of the synthesizing process. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that has compared and assessed the environmental burdens associated with different nanosilver-based textile products at different disposal scenarios. The synthesis of 1 kg of AgNPs using modified Tollens’ method resulted in 580 kg CO2 eq, while 531 kg CO2 eq resulted from the chemical approach. Furthermore, the manufacturing stage had the highest overall impacts as compared to other processes during the life cycle of the product, while the product utilization and disposal stages had the highest impacts on ecotoxicity. Sensitivity analysis revealed that under the two disposal scenarios of incineration and landfilling, the impacts were sensitive to the amount of AgNPs.
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Li C, Hassan A, Palmai M, Xie Y, Snee PT, Powell BA, Murdoch LC, Darnault CJG. Experimental measurements and numerical simulations of the transport and retention of nanocrystal CdSe/ZnS quantum dots in saturated porous media: effects of pH, organic ligand, and natural organic matter. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021; 28:8050-8073. [PMID: 33051847 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11097-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The risks of environmental exposures of quantum dot (QD) nanoparticles are increasing, but these risks are difficult to assess because fundamental questions remain about factors affecting the mobility of QDs. The objective of this study is to help address this shortcoming by evaluating the physico-chemical mechanisms controlling the transport and retention of CdSe/ZnS QDs under various environmental conditions. The approach was to run a series of laboratory-scale column experiments where QDs were transported through saturated porous media with different pH values and concentrations of citrate and Suwannee River natural organic matter (SRNOM). Numerical simulations were then conducted and compared with the laboratory data in order to evaluate parameters controlling transport. QD suspensions were injected into the column in an upward direction and ICP-MS used to analyze Cd2+ concentrations (C) in column effluent and sand porous media samples. The increase in the background solution pH values enhanced the QD transport and decreased the QD retention. QD transport recovery percentages obtained from the column effluent samples were 2.6%, 83.2%, 101.7%, 96.5%, and 98.9%, at pH levels of 1.5, 3.5, 5, 7, and 9, respectively. The effects of citrate and SRNOM on the transport and retention of QDs were pH dependent as reflected in the influence of the electrostatic and steric interactions between QDs and sand surfaces. QDs were mobile under unfavorable deposition conditions at environmentally relevant pHs (i.e., 5, 7, and 9). Under favorable pH conditions for deposition (i.e., 1.5), QDs were completely retained within the porous media. The retention profiles of QDs showed a non-exponential decay with distance to the inlet, attributed to multiple deposition rates caused by the QD particles and surface heterogeneities of the quartz silica sand. Results of the diameter ratios of QDs to the median sand grains, in suspensions of DI water at pH 1.5, of citrate at pH 1.5, and of citrate at pH 3.5 indicate straining as the dominating mechanism for QD retention in porous media. The blocking effect and straining were significant under favorable deposition conditions and the detachment effect was non-negligible under unfavorable deposition conditions. Physico-chemical attachment and straining are the governing mechanisms that control the retention of QDs. Overall, experimental results indicate that aggregation, deposition, straining, blocking, and DLVO-type interactions affect the advective transport and retention of QDs in saturated porous media. The simulations were conducted using models that include terms describing attachment, detachment, and straining terms-model 1: M1-attachment, model 2: M2-attachment and detachment, model 3: M3-straining, and model 4: M4-attachment, detachment, and straining. The results from simulations with M2-attachment and detachment and M4-attachment, detachment, and straining matched best the observed breakthrough curves, but all four models inadequately described the retention profiles. Our findings demonstrate that QDs are mobile in porous media under a wide range of physico-chemical conditions representative of the natural environment. The mobility behavior of QDs in porous media indicated the potential risk of soil and groundwater contamination.
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- Chunyan Li
- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Laboratory of Hydrogeoscience and Biological Engineering, L.G. Rich Environmental Laboratory, Clemson University, 342 Computer Court, Anderson, SC, 29625, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W. Taylor St, Chicago, IL, 60607, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W. Taylor St, Chicago, IL, 60607, USA
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Laboratory of Hydrogeoscience and Biological Engineering, L.G. Rich Environmental Laboratory, Clemson University, 342 Computer Court, Anderson, SC, 29625, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W. Taylor St, Chicago, IL, 60607, USA
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Laboratory of Hydrogeoscience and Biological Engineering, L.G. Rich Environmental Laboratory, Clemson University, 342 Computer Court, Anderson, SC, 29625, USA
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Laboratory of Hydrogeoscience and Biological Engineering, L.G. Rich Environmental Laboratory, Clemson University, 342 Computer Court, Anderson, SC, 29625, USA
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Laboratory of Hydrogeoscience and Biological Engineering, L.G. Rich Environmental Laboratory, Clemson University, 342 Computer Court, Anderson, SC, 29625, USA.
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Montes-Hernandez G, Di Girolamo M, Sarret G, Bureau S, Fernandez-Martinez A, Lelong C, Eymard Vernain E. In Situ Formation of Silver Nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) onto Textile Fibers. ACS Omega 2021; 6:1316-1327. [PMID: 33490791 PMCID: PMC7818644 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c04814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) adhered/inserted on textile fibers have an effective antimicrobial role. However, their release due to low adherence and their fate in the natural settings have been questioned in terms of toxicity level. In order to overcome this recurrent problem of adherence, the in situ formation of Ag-NPs in five textile fibers (cotton (untreated and chemically bleached), sheep's wool, polyamide, and polyester) was assessed. Herein, the fibers were first immersed in a silver ion solution (1 g/L of AgNO3) for ion saturation at room T for 24 h followed by draining fibers and their reimmersion this time in a strong chemical reducing solution (0.25 g/L of NaBH4) at room T for 24 h. This latter step leads to the in situ formation of Ag-NPs where size (5 nm < size < 50 nm), surface covering concentration, and aggregation degree depend on the textile fiber kind as deduced from FESEM images. This simple lab chemical method allows instantaneous in situ formation of Ag-NPs onto fibers without the requirement of additional thermal treatment. Moreover, for natural fibers, the formation of Ag-NPs inside of them is also expected as confirmed from FESEM images in cotton cross sections. In complement, all textile fibers containing Ag-NPs (sheep's wool 10 mg/g > untreated cotton 2.3 mg/g > bleached cotton 1 mg/g > polyamide 0.62 mg/g > polyester 0.28 mg/g) were submitted to interact with strong oxidants in an aqueous media (7.5% v/v of H2O2, 0.5 and 0.05 M of HNO3 and ultrapure water as the control) using flow-through reactor experiments. Here, breakthrough curves reveal that the oxidative dissolution rate (given in mol/g min) of adhered Ag-NPs (ionic release) depends strongly on fiber nature, and nature and concentration of oxidant solution. In summary, this fundamental study suggests that Ag-NPs may be successfully adhered/inserted in natural fibers (wool and cotton) in a safety-design perspective with performant biocide properties as confirmed by using Bacillus subtilis.
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- German Montes-Hernandez
- Univ.
Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, IRD, IFSTTAR, ISTerre, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ.
Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, IRD, IFSTTAR, ISTerre, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ.
Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, IRD, IFSTTAR, ISTerre, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ.
Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, IRD, IFSTTAR, ISTerre, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- BIG,
LCBM, ProMD, UMR CNRS-CEA-UGA, 38054 Grenoble, France
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Hong A, Tang Q, Khan AU, Miao M, Xu Z, Dang F, Liu Q, Wang Y, Lin D, Filser J, Li L. Identification and Speciation of Nanoscale Silver in Complex Solid Matrices by Sequential Extraction Coupled with Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2021; 93:1962-1968. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Aimei Hong
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Centre for Environmental Research and Sustainable Technology (UFT), Department of General and Theoretical Ecology, Faculty 2 (Biology/Chemistry), University of Bremen, Bremen 28359, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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Wimmer A, Urstoeger A, Hinke T, Aust M, Altmann PJ, Schuster M. Separating dissolved silver from nanoparticulate silver is the key: Improved cloud-point-extraction hyphenated to single particle ICP-MS for comprehensive analysis of silver-based nanoparticles in real environmental samples down to single-digit nm particle sizes. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1150:238198. [PMID: 33583555 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Investigating silver-based nanoparticles (Ag-b-NPs) in environmental samples is challenging with current analytical techniques, owing to their low concentrations (ng L-1) in the presence of high quantities of dissolved Ag(I) species. sp-ICP-MS is a promising technique able to simultaneously determine the concentration and particle sizes of Ag-b-NPs even at concentrations of several ng L-1. However, sp-ICP-MS suffers from the coexistence of dissolved analyte species causing high background signals. These background signals cover particle signals and therefore limit the size detection limit (SDL) in sp-ICP-MS. Ag-b-NPs in environmental samples exhibit diameters of < 20 nm, whereas the current sp-ICP-MS approaches barely reach an SDL as low as 20 nm. Using a surfactant-mediated sample pre-treatment (improved cloud point extraction, iCPE), we were able to separate Ag-b-NPs in aqueous samples from dissolved Ag(I) species and enrich the NPs in the extract. By hyphenating iCPE to sp-ICP-MS, we were able to reach SDL values as low as 4.5 nm, thus paving the way for the successful monitoring of Ag-b-NPs in the environment.
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- Andreas Wimmer
- Division of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Garching, 85748, Germany
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- Division of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Garching, 85748, Germany
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- Division of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Garching, 85748, Germany
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- Division of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Garching, 85748, Germany
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- Catalysis Research Center, Technical University of Munich, Garching, 85748, Germany
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- Division of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Garching, 85748, Germany.
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Carney Almroth B, Cartine J, Jönander C, Karlsson M, Langlois J, Lindström M, Lundin J, Melander N, Pesqueda A, Rahmqvist I, Renaux J, Roos J, Spilsbury F, Svalin J, Vestlund H, Zhao L, Asker N, Ašmonaitė G, Birgersson L, Boloori T, Book F, Lammel T, Sturve J. Assessing the effects of textile leachates in fish using multiple testing methods: From gene expression to behavior. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2021; 207:111523. [PMID: 33120279 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The textile industry, while of major importance in the world economy, is a toxic industry utilizing and emitting thousands of chemical substances into the aquatic environment. The aim of this project was to study the potentially harmful effects associated with the leaching of chemical residues from three different types of textiles: sportswear, children's bath towels, and denim using different fish models (cell lines, fish larvae and juvenile fish). A combination of in vitro and in vivo test systems was used. Numerous biomarkers, ranging from gene expression, cytotoxicity and biochemical analysis to behavior, were measured to detect effects of leached chemicals. Principle findings indicate that leachates from all three types of textiles induced cytotoxicity on fish cell lines (RTgill-W1). Leachates from sportswear and towels induced mortality in zebrafish embryos, and chemical residues from sportswear reduced locomotion responses in developing larval fish. Sportswear leachate increased Cyp1a mRNA expression and EROD activity in liver of exposed brown trout. Leachates from towels induced EROD activity and VTG in rainbow trout, and these effects were mitigated by the temperature of the extraction process. All indicators of toxicity tested showed that exposure to textile leachate can cause adverse reactions in fish. These findings suggested that chemical leaching from textiles from domestic households could pose an ecotoxicological threat to the health of the aquatic environment.
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- Bethanie Carney Almroth
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden.
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- Student of ecotoxicology at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Student of ecotoxicology at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Student of ecotoxicology at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Student of ecotoxicology at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Student of ecotoxicology at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Student of ecotoxicology at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Student of ecotoxicology at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Student of ecotoxicology at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Student of ecotoxicology at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Student of ecotoxicology at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Student of ecotoxicology at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Student of ecotoxicology at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Student of ecotoxicology at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Student of ecotoxicology at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Student of ecotoxicology at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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Steinmetz L, Geers C, Balog S, Bonmarin M, Rodriguez-Lorenzo L, Taladriz-Blanco P, Rothen-Rutishauser B, Petri-Fink A. A comparative study of silver nanoparticle dissolution under physiological conditions. Nanoscale Adv 2020; 2:5760-5768. [PMID: 36133890 PMCID: PMC9417474 DOI: 10.1039/d0na00733a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Upon dissolution of silver nanoparticles, silver ions are released into the environment, which are known to induce adverse effects. However, since dissolution studies are predominantly performed in water and/or at room temperature, the effects of biological media and physiologically relevant temperature on the dissolution rate are not considered. Here, we investigate silver nanoparticle dissolution trends based on their plasmonic properties under biologically relevant conditions, i.e. in biological media at 37 °C over a period of 24 h. The studied nanoparticles, surface-functionalized with polyvinylpyrrolidone, beta-cyclodextrin/polyvinylpyrrolidone, and starch/polyvinylpyrrolidone, were analysed by UV-Vis spectroscopy, lock-in thermography and depolarized dynamic light scattering to evaluate the influence of these coatings on silver nanoparticle dissolution. Transmission electron microscopy was employed to visualize the reduction of the nanoparticle core diameters. Consequently, the advantages and limitations of these analytical techniques are discussed. To assess the effects of temperature on the degree of dissolution, the results of experiments performed at biological temperature were compared to those obtained at room temperature. Dissolution is often enhanced at elevated temperatures, but has to be determined individually for every specific condition. Furthermore, we evaluated potential nanoparticle aggregation. Our results highlight that additional surface coatings do not necessarily hinder the dissolution or aggregation of silver nanoparticles.
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- Lukas Steinmetz
- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg Chemin des Verdiers 4 1700 Fribourg Switzerland
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg Chemin des Verdiers 4 1700 Fribourg Switzerland
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg Chemin des Verdiers 4 1700 Fribourg Switzerland
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- School of Engineering, Zurich University of Applied Sciences Technikumstrasse 9 8400 Winterthur Switzerland
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- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Water Quality Group Av. Mestre José Veiga s/n 4715-330 Braga Portugal
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg Chemin des Verdiers 4 1700 Fribourg Switzerland
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg Chemin des Verdiers 4 1700 Fribourg Switzerland
- Chemistry Department, University of Fribourg Chemin du Musée 9 1700 Fribourg Switzerland
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Nam S, Hillyer MB, Condon BD, Lum JS, Richards MN, Zhang Q. Silver Nanoparticle-Infused Cotton Fiber: Durability and Aqueous Release of Silver in Laundry Water. J Agric Food Chem 2020; 68:13231-13240. [PMID: 32286814 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b07531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Although the application of silver nanoparticles to commercial antibacterial items is well-established, there have been increasing concerns that such particles might leach out, particularly into laundry water from textile products. A recently developed process wherein silver nanoparticles are synthesized in situ within the cotton fiber itself promises, however, to achieve the desired washing durability. In this study, the silver release behavior of the silver nanoparticle-infused cotton fabric during consecutive launderings in water and a detergent solution was analyzed. Silver nanoparticles (12 ± 3 nm in diameter) were uniformly produced throughout the entire volume of cotton fiber with a concentration of 3017 ± 56 mg/kg. A combination of colorimetric, spectroscopic, and elemental analyses showed (1) nonlinear silver release behavior, with a rapid release from externally formed nanoparticles during the initial washing and a plateau-like release from internally formed nanoparticles during extended washing, and (2) superior nanoparticle-leach resistance compared to those in commercial and laboratory-prepared textiles analyzed in the literature. The internal nanoparticles immobilized within cotton fiber exhibited persistent antibacterial activity after 50 home laundering cycles.
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- Sunghyun Nam
- Southern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, New Orleans, Louisiana 70124, United States
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- Southern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, New Orleans, Louisiana 70124, United States
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- Southern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, New Orleans, Louisiana 70124, United States
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- Chemical Biological Innovative Materials & Ensemble Development Team, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, Natick, Massachusetts 01760, United States
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- Chemical Biological Innovative Materials & Ensemble Development Team, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, Natick, Massachusetts 01760, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States
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Metreveli G, David J, Schneider R, Kurtz S, Schaumann GE. Morphology, structure, and composition of sulfidized silver nanoparticles and their aggregation dynamics in river water. Sci Total Environ 2020; 739:139989. [PMID: 32535467 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The sulfidized form represents an environmentally relevant transformation state of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) released into natural systems via wastewater route. However, the detailed characterization of sulfidized silver nanoparticles (S-Ag-NPs) is missing and their colloidal stability in aquatic systems is only insufficiently studied. The aim of this study was to systematically evaluate the surface properties, morphology, structure, composition, as well as aggregation dynamics of S-Ag-NPs in synthetic and natural river water. The S-Ag-NPs were prepared by sulfidation of citrate-coated silver nanoparticles (Cit-Ag-NPs). The sulfidation of Ag-NPs was accompanied by the formation of fiber-like Ag2S nano-bridges, Ag0-Ag2S core-shell structures, and hollow regions. In contrast to the published literature, the nano-bridges were thinner (2-9 nm) and longer (up to 60 nm), they formed at higher S2-/Ag molar ratio (2.041), and the formation of the core-shell structures was observed even in the absence of natural organic matter (NOM). Furthermore, we observed selective sulfidation of nanoparticles which can induce the hot spots for the release of toxic Ag+ ions. The critical coagulation concentration (CCC) of Ca2+ determined for S-Ag-NPs in reconstituted river water was 2.47 ± 0.23 mmol/L and thus higher than the CCC obtained for Cit-Ag-NPs in our earlier study revealing higher colloidal stability of S-Ag-NPs. In natural river water, S-Ag-NPs were also colloidally more stable compared to the Cit-Ag-NPs. Furthermore, the stabilizing effect of NOM was much higher for S-Ag-NPs than for Cit-Ag-NPs. For S-Ag-NPs stabilized by a low amount of citrate, we expect longer residence times in the water phase of rivers and thus higher risk for aquatic organisms. In contrast to this, the pristine Cit-Ag-NPs are expected to be accumulated faster in the sediments representing higher risk for benthic organisms. This study contributes to better understanding of environmental fate and effects of Ag-NPs released via wastewater route.
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- George Metreveli
- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, Group of Environmental and Soil Chemistry, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, 76829 Landau, Germany.
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, Group of Environmental and Soil Chemistry, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, 76829 Landau, Germany.
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- Laboratory for Electron Microscopy, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 7, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, Group of Environmental and Soil Chemistry, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, 76829 Landau, Germany.
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, Group of Environmental and Soil Chemistry, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, 76829 Landau, Germany.
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Wang N, Yu X, Kong Q, Li Z, Li P, Ren X, Peng B, Deng Z. Nisin-loaded polydopamine/hydroxyapatite composites: Biomimetic synthesis, and in vitro bioactivity and antibacterial activity evaluations. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Xu L, Xu M, Wang R, Yin Y, Lynch I, Liu S. The Crucial Role of Environmental Coronas in Determining the Biological Effects of Engineered Nanomaterials. Small 2020; 16:e2003691. [PMID: 32780948 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202003691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In aquatic environments, a large number of ecological macromolecules (e.g., natural organic matter (NOM), extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), and proteins) can adsorb onto the surface of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) to form a unique environmental corona. The presence of environmental corona as an eco-nano interface can significantly alter the bioavailability, biocompatibility, and toxicity of pristine ENMs to aquatic organisms. However, as an emerging field, research on the impact of the environmental corona on the fate and behavior of ENMs in aquatic environments is still in its infancy. To promote a deeper understanding of its importance in driving or moderating ENM toxicity, this study systemically recapitulates the literature of representative types of macromolecules that are adsorbed onto ENMs; these constitute the environmental corona, including NOM, EPS, proteins, and surfactants. Next, the ecotoxicological effects of environmental corona-coated ENMs on representative aquatic organisms at different trophic levels are discussed in comparison to pristine ENMs, based on the reported studies. According to this analysis, molecular mechanisms triggered by pristine and environmental corona-coated ENMs are compared, including membrane adhesion, membrane damage, cellular internalization, oxidative stress, immunotoxicity, genotoxicity, and reproductive toxicity. Finally, current knowledge gaps and challenges in this field are discussed from the ecotoxicology perspective.
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- Lining Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- School of Geography Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Determining the physicochemical properties of ingested nanoparticles within the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is critical for evaluating the impact of environmental exposure and potential for nanoparticle drug delivery. However, it is challenging to predict nanoparticle physicochemical properties at the point of intestinal absorption due to the changing chemical environments within the GIT. Herein, a dynamic nanoparticle digestion simulator (NDS) was constructed to examine nanoparticle evolution due to changing pH and salt concentrations in the stomach and upper intestine. This multicompartment, flow-through system simulates digestion by transferring gastrointestinal fluids and digestive secretions at physiologically relevant time scales and flow rates. Pronounced differences in aggregation and aggregate stability were observed with silver nanoparticles (citrate-coated) with an initial hydrodynamic diameter (Dh) of 24.6 ± 0.4 nm examined under fasted (pH 2) and fed (pH 5) gastric conditions using nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) for size distributions and transmission electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (TEM-EDX) for morphology and elemental composition. Under fasted stomach conditions, particles aggregated to Dh = 130 ± 10 nm and remained as large aggregates in the upper intestinal compartments (duodenum and jejunum) ending with Dh = 110 ± 20 nm and a smaller mode at 59 ± 8 nm. In contrast, under fed conditions, nanoparticles aggregated to 60 ± 10 nm in the stomach, then disaggregated to individual nanoparticles (26 ± 2 nm) in the intestinal compartments. The NDS provides an analytical approach for studying nanoparticle physicochemical modifications within the GIT and the impacts of intentionally and unintentionally ingested nanoparticles.
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- Jia H Shi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Wang JL, Alasonati E, Tharaud M, Gelabert A, Fisicaro P, Benedetti MF. Flow and fate of silver nanoparticles in small French catchments under different land-uses: The first one-year study. Water Res 2020; 176:115722. [PMID: 32247257 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2019] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
This study focused on surface waters from three small creeks, within the Seine River watershed, which are characterized by different land-uses, namely forested, agricultural and urban. Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) in these waters were detected and quantified by single-particle ICPMS during one-year of monthly sampling. Their temporal and spatial variations were investigated. Ag-NPs, in the three types of surface water, were found to range from 1.5 × 107 to 2.3 × 109 particles L-1 and from 0.4 to 28.3 ng L-1 at number and mass concentrations, respectively. These values are in consistent with the very few previous studies. In addition, the role of factors driving process and potential sources are discussed with correlations between Ag-NPs concentrations and biogeochemical parameters, like dissolved organic carbon concentration and divalent cations concentrations. For the forested watershed NOM controls the stability (number and mass) of the Ag-NPs as recently observed in the field in lake water in Germany. In the case of the agricultural and urban watersheds major cations such as Ca would control the number and mass of Ag-NPs. Dilution processes are rejected as conductivity and Cl- ions do not show significant correlations with Ag-NPs or other major geochemical parameters. The specific exportation rates of Ag-NPs for artificial, agricultural and forested areas were calculated based on the monthly data for the full year and are equal to 5.5 ± 3.0, 0.5 ± 0.3 and 0.2 ± 0.2 gy-1km-2, respectively. These data suggest a constant release of Ag-NPs from consumer products into freshwaters in artificial areas, for instance, from textiles, washing machines, domestic tap-water filters, outdoor paints. These first data of Ag-NPs fluxes in surface waters of France enlarge the very limited database of field measurements. Moreover, for the first time, the influence of time, land-use and aquatic geochemistry parameters on Ag-NPs in real natural water samples is reported. It is also helpful to further understand the fate and the process of Ag-NPs in natural waters, as well as to the ecotoxicity studies in real-world environment.
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- Jia-Lan Wang
- Université de Paris, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France; Department of Biomedical and Inorganic Chemistry, Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d'Essais (LNE), 1 rue Gaston Boissier, Paris, 75015, France
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- Department of Biomedical and Inorganic Chemistry, Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d'Essais (LNE), 1 rue Gaston Boissier, Paris, 75015, France
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- Université de Paris, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Department of Biomedical and Inorganic Chemistry, Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d'Essais (LNE), 1 rue Gaston Boissier, Paris, 75015, France
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- Université de Paris, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France.
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Ninan N, Goswami N, Vasilev K. The Impact of Engineered Silver Nanomaterials on the Immune System. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2020; 10. [PMID: 32443602 DOI: 10.3390/nano10050967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Over the last decades there has been a tremendous volume of research efforts focused on engineering silver-based (nano)materials. The interest in silver has been mostly driven by the element capacity to kill pathogenic bacteria. In this context, the main area of application has been medical devices that are at significant risk of becoming colonized by bacteria and subsequently infected. However, silver nanomaterials have been incorporated in a number of other commercial products which may or may not benefit from antibacterial protection. The rapid expansion of such products raises important questions about a possible adverse influence on human health. This review focuses on examining currently available literature and summarizing the current state of knowledge of the impact of silver (nano)materials on the immune system. The review also looks at various surface modification strategies used to generate silver-based nanomaterials and the immunomodulatory potential of these materials. It also highlights the immune response triggered by various silver-coated implantable devices and provides guidance and perspective towards engineering silver nanomaterials for modulating immunological consequences.
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Ferdous Z, Nemmar A. Health Impact of Silver Nanoparticles: A Review of the Biodistribution and Toxicity Following Various Routes of Exposure. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E2375. [PMID: 32235542 PMCID: PMC7177798 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21072375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 330] [Impact Index Per Article: 82.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Revised: 12/14/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) have gained huge importance in technological advancements over the past few years. Among the various ENMs, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have become one of the most explored nanotechnology-derived nanostructures and have been intensively investigated for their unique physicochemical properties. The widespread commercial and biomedical application of nanosilver include its use as a catalyst and an optical receptor in cosmetics, electronics and textile engineering, as a bactericidal agent, and in wound dressings, surgical instruments, and disinfectants. This, in turn, has increased the potential for interactions of AgNPs with terrestrial and aquatic environments, as well as potential exposure and toxicity to human health. In the present review, after giving an overview of ENMs, we discuss the current advances on the physiochemical properties of AgNPs with specific emphasis on biodistribution and both in vitro and in vivo toxicity following various routes of exposure. Most in vitro studies have demonstrated the size-, dose- and coating-dependent cellular uptake of AgNPs. Following NPs exposure, in vivo biodistribution studies have reported Ag accumulation and toxicity to local as well as distant organs. Though there has been an increase in the number of studies in this area, more investigations are required to understand the mechanisms of toxicity following various modes of exposure to AgNPs.
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- Zannatul Ferdous
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 17666 Al Ain, UAE
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 17666 Al Ain, UAE
- Zayed Center for Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 17666 Al Ain, UAE
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Zhou XX, Jiang LW, Wang DJ, He S, Li CJ, Yan B. Speciation Analysis of Ag2S and ZnS Nanoparticles at the ng/L Level in Environmental Waters by Cloud Point Extraction Coupled with LC-ICPMS. Anal Chem 2020; 92:4765-4770. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Xiao-Xia Zhou
- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China
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Zou J, Zhu B, Li Y. Functionalization of Silver Nanoparticles Loaded with Paclitaxel-induced A549 Cells Apoptosis Through ROS-Mediated Signaling Pathways. Curr Top Med Chem 2020; 20:89-98. [DOI: 10.2174/1568026619666191019102219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Background:
Paclitaxel (PTX) is one of the most important and effective anticancer drugs for
the treatment of human cancer. However, its low solubility and severe adverse effects limited clinical
use. To overcome this limitation, nanotechnology has been used to overcome tumors due to its excellent
antimicrobial activity.
Objective:
This study was to demonstrate the anticancer properties of functionalization silver nanoparticles
loaded with paclitaxel (Ag@PTX) induced A549 cells apoptosis through ROS-mediated signaling
pathways.
Methods:
The Ag@PTX nanoparticles were charged with a zeta potential of about -17 mv and characterized
around 2 nm with a narrow size distribution.
Results:
Ag@PTX significantly decreased the viability of A549 cells and possessed selectivity between
cancer and normal cells. Ag@PTX induced A549 cells apoptosis was confirmed by nuclear condensation,
DNA fragmentation, and activation of caspase-3. Furthermore, Ag@PTX enhanced the anti-cancer
activity of A549 cells through ROS-mediated p53 and AKT signalling pathways. Finally, in a xenograft
nude mice model, Ag@PTX suppressed the growth of tumors.
Conclusion:
Our findings suggest that Ag@PTX may be a candidate as a chemopreventive agent and
could be a highly efficient way to achieve anticancer synergism for human cancers.
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- Center Laboratory, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Center Laboratory, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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Abdelrahman MS, Nassar SH, Mashaly H, Mahmoud S, Maamoun D, El-sakhawy M, Khattab TA, Kamel S. Studies of Polylactic Acid and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles-Based Composites for Multifunctional Textile Prints. Coatings 2020; 10:58. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings10010058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A novel approach toward the production of multifunctional printed technical textiles is reported. Three different metal oxides nanoparticles including titanium dioxide, magnesium oxide, and zinc oxide were prepared and characterized. Both natural wool and synthetic acrylic fibers were pretreated with the prepared metal oxide nanoparticles followed by printing using polylactic acid based paste containing acid or basic dyestuffs. Another route was applied via post-treatment of the targeted fabrics with the metal oxide nanoparticles after running the printing process. The color strength (K/S) and colorfastness properties of pretreated and post-treated printed fabrics were evaluated and compared with untreated printed fabrics. The presence of nanoparticles on a fabric surface during the coating process was found to significantly increase the color strength value of the coated textile substrates. The increased K/S value depended mainly on the nature and concentration of the applied metal oxide, as well as the nature of colorant and fabric. In addition, the applied metal oxide nanoparticles imparted the printed fabrics with good antibacterial activity, high ultraviolet protection, photocatalytic self-cleaning, and improved colorfastness properties. Those results suggest that the applied metal oxide-based nanoparticles could introduce ideal multifunctional prints for garments.
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