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ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2015

Static and Dynamic Microscopy of the Chemical Stability and Aggregation State of Silver Nanowires in Components of Murine Pulmonary Surfactant.

Ioannis G Theodorou, Danielle Botelho, Stephan Schwander, Junfeng Zhang, Kian Fan Chung, Teresa D Tetley, Milo S P Shaffer, Andrew Gow, Mary P Ryan, Alexandra E Porter

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Article in Environmental science & technology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ioannis G Theodorou†Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.
Danielle Botelho‡Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.
Stephan Schwander§Rutgers School of Public Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.
Junfeng Zhang∥Nicholas School of the Environment and Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States.
Kian Fan Chung⊥National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London SW3 6LY, United Kingdom.
Teresa D Tetley⊥National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London SW3 6LY, United Kingdom.
Milo S P Shaffer#Department of Chemistry and London Centre for Nanotechnology, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.
Andrew Gow‡Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.
Mary P Ryan†Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.
Alexandra E Porter†Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.
Imperial College London · GBRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USLondon Centre for Nanotechnology · GBDuke University · US

Funding

TRAINING IN EVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGYT32ES007148 · NIEHS · RUTGERS THE ST UNIV OF NJ NEW BRUNSWICK · PI Lauren M Aleksunes · 1987 to 2026
$11.4M
Scientific CoreU19ES019536 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI TETLEY, TERESA DOROTHY, ZHANG, JUNFENG · 2010 to 2014
$4.6M
Medical Research Council G0700926NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007148NIEHS NIH HHS U19 ES019536
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increase of production volumes of silver nanowires (AgNWs) and of consumer products incorporating them may lead to increased health risks from occupational and public exposures. There is currently limited information about the putative toxicity of AgNWs upon inhalation and incomplete understanding of the properties that control their bioreactivity. The lung lining fluid (LLF), which contains phospholipids and surfactant proteins, represents a first contact site with the respiratory system. In this work, the impact of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), Curosurf, and murine LLF on the stability of AgNWs was examined. Both the phospholipid and protein components of the LLF modified the dissolution kinetics of AgNWs, due to the formation of a lipid corona or aggregation of the AgNWs. Moreover, the hydrophilic proteins, but neither the hydrophobic surfactant proteins nor the phospholipids, induced agglomeration of the AgNWs. Finally, the generation of a secondary population of nanosilver was observed and attributed to the reduction of Ag(+) ions by the surface capping of the AgNWs. Our findings highlight that combinations of spatially resolved dynamic and static techniques are required to develop a holistic understanding of which parameters govern AgNW behavior at the point of exposure and to accurately predict their risks on human health and the environment.

Indexed as

1,2-DipalmitoylphosphatidylcholineAnimalsBiological ProductsHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsMiceMicroscopyNanowiresPhospholipidsPulmonary SurfactantsSilver1,2-DipalmitoylphosphatidylcholineBiological ProductsPhospholipidsporactant alfaPulmonary SurfactantsSilver

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PMID26061974
PMCPMC4780758
OpenAlexW2472710501

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