Understanding nanoplastic toxicity and their interaction with engineered cationic nanopolymers in microalgae by physiological and proteomic approaches
Miguel Tamayo-Belda, Juan José Vargas-Guerrero, Keila Martín-Betancor, Gerardo Pulido‐Reyes, Miguel González-Pleiter, Francisco Leganés, Roberto Rosal, Francisca Fernández‐Piñas
Abstract
This study reveals novel mechanisms and potential biomarkers of nanopolymer toxicity (polystyrene nanoplastics and PAMAM dendrimers) singly and in combination in a relevant aquatic primary producer, essential for sustaining the food chain.
Topics & Concepts
ToxicityCationic polymerizationChemistryDendrimerChemical toxicityEnvironmental chemistryBiochemistryOrganic chemistryMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications