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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Safety Assessment of Polypyrrole Nanoparticles and Spray-Coated Textiles.

Rossella Bengalli, Luisa Fiandra, Claudia Vineis, Diego Omar Sanchez-Ramirez, Nuno G Azoia, Alessio Varesano, Paride Mantecca

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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7 authors.

Rossella BengalliPOLARIS Research Center, Department of Earth end Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano, Italy.
Luisa FiandraDepartment of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milano, Italy.
Claudia VineisNational Research Council-Institute of Intelligent Industrial Technologies and Systems for Advanced Manufacturing (CNR STIIMA), Corso Giuseppe Pella 16, 13900 Biella, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4670-5586
Diego Omar Sanchez-RamirezNational Research Council-Institute of Intelligent Industrial Technologies and Systems for Advanced Manufacturing (CNR STIIMA), Corso Giuseppe Pella 16, 13900 Biella, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8569-5600
Nuno G AzoiaCeNTI-Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials, Rua Fernando Mesquita, 2785, 4760-034 Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-7820-4690
Alessio VaresanoNational Research Council-Institute of Intelligent Industrial Technologies and Systems for Advanced Manufacturing (CNR STIIMA), Corso Giuseppe Pella 16, 13900 Biella, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5497-4842
Paride ManteccaPOLARIS Research Center, Department of Earth end Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6962-049X

Funding

Horizon 2020 Framework Programme 720851
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polypyrrole (PPy) nanoparticles (NPs) are used for the coating of materials, such as textiles, with biomedical applications, including wound care and tissue engineering, but they are also promising antibacterial agents. In this work, PPy NPs were used for the spray-coating of textiles with antimicrobial properties. The functional properties of the materials were verified, and their safety was evaluated. Two main exposure scenarios for humans were identified: inhalation of PPy NPs during spray (manufacturing) and direct skin contact with NPs-coated fabrics (use). Thus, the toxicity properties of PPy NPs and PPy-coated textiles were assessed by using in vitro models representative of the lung and the skin. The results from the materials' characterization showed the stability of both the PPy NP suspension and the textile coating, even after washing cycles and extraction in artificial sweat. Data from an in vitro model of the air-blood barrier showed the low toxicity of these NPs, with no alteration of cell viability and functionality observed. The skin toxicity of PPy NPs and the coated textiles was assessed on a reconstructed human epidermis model following OECD 431 and 439 guidelines. PPy NPs proved to be non-corrosive at the tested conditions, as well as non-irritant after extraction in artificial sweat at two different pH conditions. The obtained data suggest that PPy NPs are safe NMs in applications for textile coating.

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air–blood barriernanoparticle-coated textilesnanosafetypolypyrrole nanoparticlesskin exposure

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PMID34443822
PMCPMC8400034

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