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ArticleBiochimica et biophysica acta. General subjects2017

Toxicity evaluations of nanoclays and thermally degraded byproducts through spectroscopical and microscopical approaches.

Alixandra Wagner, Reem Eldawud, Andrew White, Sushant Agarwal, Todd A Stueckle, Konstantinos A Sierros, Yon Rojanasakul, Rakesh K Gupta, Cerasela Zoica Dinu

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Article in Biochimica et biophysica acta. General subjects, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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  7. Recent Developments in Food Packaging Based on Nanomaterials.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Alixandra WagnerDepartment of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
Reem EldawudDepartment of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
Andrew WhiteDepartment of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
Sushant AgarwalDepartment of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
Todd A StueckleNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA.
Konstantinos A SierrosDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
Yon RojanasakulDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.
Rakesh K GuptaDepartment of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA. Electronic address: rakesh.gupta@mail.wvu.edu.
Cerasela Zoica DinuDepartment of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA. Electronic address: cerasela-zoica.dinu@mail.wvu.edu.

Funding

Induction of Neoplastic Transformation and Cancer Stem Cells by Carbon NanotubesR01ES022968 · NIEHS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI ROJANASAKUL, YON · 2014 to 2019
$1.7M
NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES022968
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMontmorillonite is a type of nanoclay that originates from the clay fraction of the soil and is incorporated into polymers to form nanocomposites with enhanced mechanical strength, barrier, and flammability properties used for food packaging, automotive, and medical devices. However, with implementation in such consumer applications, the interaction of montmorillonite-based composites or derived byproducts with biological systems needs to be investigated.

methodsHerein we examined the potential of Cloisite Na

resultsOur analysis of byproducts' chemical and physical properties revealed both structural and functional changes. Real-time high throughput analyses of exposed cellular systems confirmed that nanoclay induced significant toxic effects, with Cloisite 30B showing time-dependent decreases in live cell count and cellular viability relative to control and pristine nanoclay, respectively. Byproducts produced less toxic effects; all treatments caused alterations in the cell morphology upon exposure.

conclusionsOur morphological, behavioral, and viability cellular changes show that nanoclays have the potential to produce toxic effects when used both in manufacturing or disposal environments. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE: The reported toxicological mechanisms prove the extensibility of a biosensorial-based platform for cellular behavior analysis upon treatment with a variety of nanomaterials.

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TemperatureAluminum SilicatesCell LineCell MembraneCell NucleusClayComputer SystemsEpithelial CellsHumansHumidityMicroscopy, FluorescenceNanoparticlesParticle SizeSolutionsSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredSpectrum AnalysisAluminum SilicatesClaySolutionsByproductLung cellMontmorilloniteNanoclayThermal degradationToxicity

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PMID27612663
PMCPMC5148634

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