The Toxicology of Silica Nanoparticles: A Review

Silica nanoparticles are increasingly used in industrial, cosmetics, and medical applications. Workers in nanosilica production industries, laboratory personnel in drug production industries, patients taking drugs with nanosilica in its formulations, and everyone in society who uses cosmetics are potentially at risk to health effects induced by silica nanoparticles. Like other nanomaterials, nanosilica has unique physical and chemical properties that modify its toxic effects compared to bulk silica or microparticles of silica. Nanosilica toxicology has been studied by various in vitro and in vivo protocols and on humans, studies which are collected and summarized in the present publication. The toxic effects are outlined based on the type of body compartment, viz. cardiovascular, dermal, respiratory, neural, hepatic, genetic, immune, reproductive, and renal system. Further information, especially the experimental protocols and toxicological endpoints, are summarized in tables.     

Effects of three different nanoparticles on bioaccumulation,oxidative stress,osmoregulatory, and immune responses of Carcinus aestuarii

Abstract

In this study, the toxicity of CuO (40?nm), α-Al₂O₃ (40?nm), and α-Fe₂O₃ (20–40?nm) nanoparticles was comparatively investigated on Carcinus aestuarii. Crabs were semi-statically exposed to 1?mg/L of each for 14?days and their accumulation and distribution in tissue and hemolymph, potential oxidative stress mechanism, total hemocyte counts and types, and the osmoregulatory and ionoregulatory responses were determined. The tissue distribution of CuO nanoparticles was hepatopancreas?>?hemolymph?≥?gill?> muscle, for α-Fe₂O₃ gill?>?hepatopancreas?>?muscle?> hemolymph, and for α-Al₂O₃ gill?>?muscle?≥?hemolymph?> hepatopancreas. While α-Al₂O₃ and α-Fe₂O₃ NPs, induced lipid peroxidation and changes in antioxidant enzyme activity in the hepatopancreas tissue, the oxidative damage caused by the CuO nanoparticles was minimal. All three nanoparticles, copper in particular, elicit osmoregulatory and ionoregulatory toxicity at this concentration, due to the inhibition of Na⁺, K⁺-ATPase activity in the gill and depletion of hemolymph and carcass ion concentrations.     

鲤鱼对纳米二氧化钛的生物富集

建立了浓硫酸-硫酸铵酸化消解-ICP测定水样及鱼样中纳米二氧化钛的方法,并研究了纳米二氧化钛在鲤鱼(Cyprinus carpio)体内的富集.酸化消解-ICP测定方法对20.0 mg/L纳米二氧化钛水样,测定的相对标准偏差仅为4.53%.纳米二氧化钛在水样和鱼样中的加标回收率分别为94%～104%和90%～103%,可以精确测定环境样品中纳米二氧化钛浓度.纳米二氧化钛在鱼体内有较高的富集,暴露于3 mg/L、10 mg/L纳米二氧化钛悬浮液的鲤鱼,25 d时鱼体内的二氧化钛浓度分别达到2.1 mg/g和5.8 mg/g.达到平衡时,BCF分别为675.5和595.4.纳米二氧化钛在鱼鳃、内脏中有很大程度的富集,肌肉部分对纳米二氧化钛的富集最少.     

纳米Pd/Fe催化甲醇/水中2,2',4,4'-四溴联苯醚(BDE-47)还原脱溴

构建了纳米Pd/Fe催化还原甲醇/水中2,2’,4,4’-四溴联苯醚(BDE-47)反应体系,常压下采用单因素实验系统考察了纳米Pd/Fe催化还原甲醇/水中2,2’,4,4’-四溴联苯醚(BDE-47)的主要影响因素,并分析了BDE-47还原反应的中间产物及终产物.结果表明,纳米Pd/Fe的反应活性随Pd负载率的提高而先升后降;甲醇-水体积比高于50∶50后,BDE-47去除率随甲醇-水体积比升高而降低;在25～40℃内,BDE-47去除率随反应温度的升高而升高,随BDE-47初始浓度的增加而降低,增加纳米Pd/Fe量可提高反应速率;酸性及弱碱性条件有利于BDE-47还原.BDE-47还原主要为脱溴反应,是一个从n溴到(n-1)溴联苯醚的逐步脱溴过程,反应进行90min后,BDE-47分子中溴原子完全被脱除,反应终产物为二苯醚.     

河台金矿形成机制的实验研究

本文对河台金矿测定了形成时的物理化学条件,T=200～280℃,P=573.3×10°Pa,fo_2=10~(-37)—10~(-39),成矿溶液具有Na~+>K~+>Ca~(2+),HCO_3~->Cl~_>F~->ΣS,CO_2>CH_4的特点,从早期到晚期,成矿溶液中的Au与Na~+、K~+、F~-、Cl~-等呈同步增长。在高压釜中不同温度压力下以不同浓度的NaHCO_3、HCl为介质对含金建造进行了淋滤试验;模拟了成矿时的温度压力条件,成功地用硫化物还原出溶液中的金,揭示出硫化物、溶液与还原金的定量关系,并阐述了成矿物质、成矿溶液的来源以及金在成矿溶液中的迁移形式和沉淀机制。     

湘东青草坡韧性剪切带金成矿构造地球化学初步研究

本文以野外取得的第一手资料为依据，总结了青草坡韧性剪切带的金成矿地质特征。并以剪切带内构造岩常量组分和稀土元素地球化学研究为基础，探讨了剪切作用的地球化学行为。结合对剪切带内含金石英脉的形成时代测定和铅同位素地球化学分析，就应力化学分异作用对金成矿的贡献提出了新认识。     

人工纳米颗粒在水体中的行为及其对浮游植物的影响

人工纳米颗粒(engineered nanoparticles,ENPs)因其特殊的尺寸效应及良好的光学、磁学等性质,已被广泛应用于医药、生物成像以及工业产品等领域.在生产、使用和排放的过程中,ENPs通过不同途径不可避免地进入水体,因此ENPs在水体中的行为和生物安全性也引起了人们的极大关注.在水生生态系统中,浮游植物作为初级生产者,为自身以及其他营养级生物提供营养物质、能量和氧气,因此受到ENPs的影响是难以估算的.近年来已有大量的研究证实ENPs对生物有毒性效应,但ENPs进入浮游植物体内的机制以及ENPs在浮游植物体内的生物运输和转化的报道较少,并且这方面的机制仍不甚明确.本文重点介绍了纳米材料进入水体的途径,在水体中的行为以及对浮游植物的生物效应的最新研究进展,但这方面的机制研究需要进一步深入.     

Biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles by Trichoderma sp. WL-Go for azo dyes decolorization

Developing an eco-friendly approach for metallic nanoparticles synthesis is important in current nanotechnology research. In this study, green synthesis of gold nanoparticles(AuNPs) was carried out by a newly isolated strain Trichoderma sp. WL-Go. UV–vis spectra of Au NPs showed a surface plasmon resonance peak at 550 nm, and transmission electron microscopy images revealed that the Au NPs were of varied shape with well dispersibility.The optimal conditions for Au NPs synthesis were HAuCl_4 1.0 mmol/L, biomass 0.5 g and pH 7–11. Moreover, the bio-Au NPs could efficiently catalyze the decolorization of various azo dyes. This research provided a new microbial resource candidate for green synthesis of Au NPs and demonstrated the potential application of bio-Au NPs for azo dye decolorization.     

纳米银在环境水样和实验介质中的理化性质和毒性效应

纳米银在自然环境中的理化性质可能严重影响其环境效应,本文的目的是为了比较纳米银在自然水样和实验介质条件下的理化性质和毒性效应.实验表征了粒径4 nm表面包裹物为油胺的纳米银,在不同介质条件下的粒径和团聚性,并进一步研究了不同环境介质条件下纳米银暴露对枯草芽孢杆菌的毒性效应.透射电镜照片显示油胺包裹的4 nm纳米银在环境介质中发生明显团聚.油胺包裹的4 nm纳米银暴露会抑制培养基中细菌的生长速率,降低生理盐水溶液中细菌的存活率.纳米银在实验条件下对细菌的毒性呈一定剂量效应关系,但是在环境水样中剂量效应关系不明显.低浓度纳米银在环境水样中的毒性比其在实验介质中弱.纳米银的透析袋暴露实验中,细菌的存活率有显著提升,揭示纳米银与细菌的直接相互作用对毒性效应有重要作用.与实验条件的培养基和生理盐水介质相比,环境水样中的纳米银更趋向以团聚形式存在,与细菌的相互作用几率减小,因此纳米银在环境介质中对细菌的毒性会降低.     

纳米硒化银的生物合成及其对染料的吸附去除

利用菌株Pantoea sp.IMH实现了硒化银纳米颗粒的生物合成,同时,结合高分辨透射电镜(HRTEM)、能谱成像(EDX-mapping)、X射线粉末衍射(XRD)等多种表征手段对硒化银纳米颗粒进行了表征分析.结果表明,所合成的硒化银纳米颗粒的粒径为10~20 nm,其纳米颗粒的晶面间距为0.225 nm,对应于Ag2Se的(031)晶面.所合成的纳米颗粒的衍射环对应的标准Ag2Se晶面为(013)、(031)和(113)面.XRD结果表明,纳米颗粒的晶面为(111)、(112)和(004)晶面,说明菌株IMH能够合成纳米硒化银晶体.通过以不同电性的染料分子亚甲基蓝(阳性)、日落黄(阴性)、靛蓝(中性)作为目标分子进行吸附去除应用探索,发现硒化银纳米颗粒对阳性和中性染料分子有良好的吸附去除效果.这是由于硒化银纳米颗粒表面带有负电荷(Zeta电位分别为-11.8 m V(p H=5)、-13.0 m V(p H=7)、-13.0 m V(p H=9)).本研究为硒化银纳米颗粒的生物合成提供了新思路,拓展了硒化银纳米颗粒的合成方法.