Nanotechnology for targeted detection and removal of bacteria: opportunities and challenges
The emergence of nanotechnology has created unprecedented hopes for addressing
several unmet industrial and clinical issues, including the growing threat so‐termed …
several unmet industrial and clinical issues, including the growing threat so‐termed …
Ecotoxicity of silver nanoparticles on plankton organisms: a review
I Kalantzi, K Mylona, C Toncelli, TD Bucheli… - Journal of nanoparticle …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Engineered silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) are ubiquitous in many commercial
products due to their antibacterial and antifungal properties. Due to the different properties of …
products due to their antibacterial and antifungal properties. Due to the different properties of …
Microplastics increase the marine production of particulate forms of organic matter
Microplastics are a major environmental challenge, being ubiquitous and persistent as to
represent a new component in all marine environments. As any biogenic particle …
represent a new component in all marine environments. As any biogenic particle …
Aquatic mesocosm strategies for the environmental fate and risk assessment of engineered nanomaterials
A Carboni, DL Slomberg, M Nassar… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In the past decade, mesocosms have emerged as a useful tool for the environmental study
of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) as they can mimic the relevant exposure scenario of …
of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) as they can mimic the relevant exposure scenario of …
Investigating the behavior of ultratrace levels of nanoparticulate and ionic silver in a seawater mesocosm using single particle inductively coupled plasma–mass …
MI Chronakis, E Mavrakis, RÁF García… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) nowadays appear in close to 24% of consumer products that
contain engineered nanomaterials. Thus, they are expected to be released into the …
contain engineered nanomaterials. Thus, they are expected to be released into the …
The future of marine biodiversity and marine ecosystem functioning in UK coastal and territorial waters (including UK Overseas Territories)–with an emphasis on …
FC Küpper, NA Kamenos - Botanica Marina, 2018 - degruyter.com
Marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning–including seaweed communities–in the
territorial waters of the UK and its Overseas Territories are facing unprecedented pressures …
territorial waters of the UK and its Overseas Territories are facing unprecedented pressures …
Microbial interactions with particulate and floating pollutants in the oceans: A review
EM da Fonseca, C Gaylarde, JA Baptista Neto… - Micro, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Earth's oceans are the final resting place of anthropogenic wastes, mainly plastics,
metals, rubber, and fabrics, in order of decreasing abundance. On reaching the sea and the …
metals, rubber, and fabrics, in order of decreasing abundance. On reaching the sea and the …
Intraspecific variation in metal tolerance modulate competition between two marine diatoms
Despite widespread metal pollution of coastal ecosystems, little is known of its effect on
marine phytoplankton. We designed a co-cultivation experiment to test if toxic dose …
marine phytoplankton. We designed a co-cultivation experiment to test if toxic dose …
The mechanism of nanoparticle toxicity to cyanobacteria
The demand for nanoparticles is increasing tremendously, and so is the risk of their
foreseeable discharge into the environment. Nanoparticles contain a variety of features …
foreseeable discharge into the environment. Nanoparticles contain a variety of features …
Gut-microbial adaptation and transformation of silver nanoparticles mediated the detoxification of Daphnia magna and their offspring
Despite extensive studies on the toxicity of antibacterial silver (either ionic Ag+ or
nanoparticles–AgNPs) at the cellular or organism level, little is known about the differences …
nanoparticles–AgNPs) at the cellular or organism level, little is known about the differences …