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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Biocompatible Silver Nanoparticles: Study of the Chemical and Molecular Structure, and the Ability to Interact with Cadmium and Arsenic in Water and Biological Properties.

Federica Bertelà, Martina Marsotto, Cecilia Meneghini, Luca Burratti, Valentin-Adrian Maraloiu, Giovanna Iucci, Iole Venditti, Paolo Prosposito, Veronica D'Ezio, Tiziana Persichini and 1 more

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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 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Federica BertelàDepartment of Sciences, Roma Tre University of Rome, Via della Vasca Navale 79, 00146 Rome, Italy.
Martina MarsottoDepartment of Sciences, Roma Tre University of Rome, Via della Vasca Navale 79, 00146 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7132-342X
Cecilia MeneghiniDepartment of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Luca BurrattiDepartment of Industrial Engineering and INSTM, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1515-3264
Valentin-Adrian MaraloiuNational Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor St., 077125 Magurele, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-4400-5060
Giovanna IucciDepartment of Sciences, Roma Tre University of Rome, Via della Vasca Navale 79, 00146 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6478-3759
Iole VendittiDepartment of Sciences, Roma Tre University of Rome, Via della Vasca Navale 79, 00146 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9306-573X
Paolo ProspositoDepartment of Industrial Engineering and INSTM, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9183-0162
Veronica D'EzioDepartment of Sciences, Roma Tre University of Rome, Via della Vasca Navale 79, 00146 Rome, Italy.
Tiziana PersichiniDepartment of Sciences, Roma Tre University of Rome, Via della Vasca Navale 79, 00146 Rome, Italy.
Chiara BattocchioDepartment of Sciences, Roma Tre University of Rome, Via della Vasca Navale 79, 00146 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4590-0865
Roma Tre University · ITUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · ITNational Institute of Materials Physics · ROSapienza University of Rome · IT

Funding

FEDR-POC No. 332/390008/29.12.2020 - SMIS 109522Regione Lazio 85-2017-15125Regione Lazio A0375-2020-36521
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the field of research for designing and preparing innovative nanostructured systems, these systems are able to reveal the presence of heavy metals in water samples, and can efficiently and selectively interact with them, allowing for future applications in the field of water remediation. We investigated the electronic and molecular structure, as well as the morphology, of silver nanoparticles stabilized by mixed biocompatible ligands (the amino acid L-cysteine and the organic molecule citrate) in the presence of cadmium and arsenic ions. The molecular, electronic, and local structure at the ligands/silver nanoparticles interface was probed by the complementary synchrotron radiation-induced techniques (SR-XPS, NEXAFS and XAS). The optical absorption (in the UV-Vis range) of the nanosystem was investigated in the presence of Cd(II) and As(III) and the observed behavior suggested a selective interaction with cadmium. In addition, the toxicological profile of the innovative nanosystem was assessed in vitro using a human epithelial cell line HEK293T. We analyzed the viability of the cells treated with silver nanoparticles, as well as the activation of antioxidant response.

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biocompatible nanoparticlesheavy metals ionssilver nanoparticlesstructural characterizationsynchrotron-radiation techniquestoxicological profile

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PMID34684982
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