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Environ Sci Nano. 2017 Jul 01;7(4):1433-1454. doi: 10.1039/C6EN00579A. Epub 2017 Jun 01.

NanoEHS beyond Toxicity - Focusing on Biocorona.

Environmental science. Nano

Sijie Lin, Monika Mortimer, Ran Chen, Aleksandr Kakinen, Jim E Riviere, Thomas P Davis, Feng Ding, Pu Chun Ke

Affiliations

  1. College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China.
  2. Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, Earth Research Institute and University of California Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States.
  3. Nanotechnology Innovation Center of Kansas State, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States.
  4. ARC Center of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.
  5. Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom.
  6. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States.

PMID: 29123668 PMCID: PMC5673284 DOI: 10.1039/C6EN00579A

Abstract

The first phase of environmental health and safety of nanomaterials (nanoEHS) studies has been mainly focused on evidence-based investigations that probe the impact of nanoparticles, nanomaterials and nano-enabled products on biological and ecological systems. The integration of multiple disciplines, including colloidal science, nanomaterial science, chemistry, toxicology/immunology and environmental science, is necessary to understand the implications of nanotechnology for both human health and the environment. While strides have been made in connecting the physicochemical properties of nanomaterials with their hazard potential in tiered models, fundamental understanding of nano-biomolecular interactions and their implications for nanoEHS is largely absent from the literature. Research on nano-biomolecular interactions within the context of natural systems not only provides important clues for deciphering nanotoxicity and nanoparticle-induced pathology, but also presents vast new opportunities for screening beneficial material properties and designing greener products from bottom up. This review highlights new opportunities concerning nano-biomolecular interactions beyond the scope of toxicity.

Keywords: EPS; aggregation; biocorona; computer simulations; extracellular polymeric substances; nanoEHS; organism; protein; response; statistical modelling; toxicology

Conflict of interest statement

Competing financial interests: The authors declare no conflicting financial interests.

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