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CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 268, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128843
Keywords
Metal oxide nanoparticle; Titanium dioxide; Zinc oxide; In vitro digestion; Biological corona
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41922058, 21876084]
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The study demonstrates the importance of considering the impact of food matrices on the fate and toxicity of nanoparticles after oral ingestion, as different food conditions can result in varied behaviors of nanoparticles. Understanding the effect of food is crucial for assessing the environmental fate and biological effects of nanoparticles.
Nanomaterials have been widely utilized in human daily life. The interaction between nanoparticles (NPs) and food matrices through oral ingestion is important for fate and potential toxicity of NPs. In this study, the interaction between NPs (i.e., titanium dioxide (TiO2) and zinc oxide (ZnO)) and food matrices (namely sucrose, protein powder, and corn oil) was investigated by use of an in vitro physiological model. Measurement using asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation (AF(4)) showed that particle size of TiO2 NPs in saliva fluid decreased from 102 +/- 6.21 nm (control) to 69.2 +/- 6.90 and 81.9 +/- 4.30 nm in protein powder and corn oil. Similar trend was also observed for ZnO. Compared with gastric fluid, micelles formed by corn oil in intestinal fluid further dispersed NPs, as indicated by approximately 11.1% and 13.2% decrease in particle size of TiO2 and ZnO NPs, respectively. Characterization of TEM, FTIR and AFM showed that a layer of biological corona was attached on surface of NPs in protein and oil. The XPS demonstrated that oil bound with NPs through forming covalent bonds, while protein bound with NPs through van der Waals force and electrostatic force for TiO2 and ZnO NPs, respectively. The result here demonstrated the importance of considering food effect when investigating the morphology and behavior of NPs after oral ingestion. This understanding was valuable in assessment of environmental fate and biological effects of NPs. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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