Heterogeneities in fullerene nanoparticle aggregates affecting reactivity, bioactivity, and transport.
Abstract
Properties of nanomaterial suspensions are typically summarized by average values
for the purposes of characterizing these materials and interpreting experimental results.
We show in this work that the heterogeneity in aqueous suspensions of fullerene C(60)
aggregates (nC(60)) must be taken into account for the purposes of predicting nanomaterial
transport, exposure, and biological activity. The production of reactive oxygen species
(ROS), microbial inactivation, and the mobility of the aggregates of the nC(60) in
a silicate porous medium all increased as suspensions were fractionated to enrich
with smaller aggregates by progressive membrane filtration. These size-dependent differences
are attributed to an increasing degree of hydroxylation of nC(60) aggregates with
decreasing size. As the quantity and influence of these more reactive fractions may
increase with time, experiments evaluating fullerene transport and toxicity end points
must take into account the evolution and heterogeneity of fullerene suspensions.
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Journal articleSubject
BacteriophagesEscherichia coli
Filtration
Fullerenes
Membranes, Artificial
Particle Size
Porosity
Reactive Oxygen Species
Surface Properties
Ultraviolet Rays
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/4098Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.1021/nn100620dPublication Info
Chae, So-Ryong; Badireddy, Appala R; Farner Budarz, Jeffrey; Lin, Shihong; Xiao, Yao;
Therezien, Mathieu; & Wiesner, Mark R (2010). Heterogeneities in fullerene nanoparticle aggregates affecting reactivity, bioactivity,
and transport. ACS Nano, 4(9). pp. 5011-5018. 10.1021/nn100620d. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/4098.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Mark Wiesner
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Wiesner's research interests include membrane processes, nanostructured materials,
transport and fate of nanomaterials in the environment, colloidal and interfacial
processes, and environmental systems analysis.

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