Distinguishing the nanoplastic–cell membrane interface by polymer type and aging properties: translocation, transformation and perturbation
Lingzhi Li, Shixin Li, Yan Xu, Luyao Ren, Lin Yang, Xia Liu, Yanhui Dai, Jian Zhao, Tongtao Yue
Abstract
Molecular simulations identify distinctive behaviors of nanoplastics at the cell membrane surface and reveal interfacial processes of translocation, transformation and membrane perturbation governed by the polymer type and aging properties.
Topics & Concepts
MembranePerturbation (astronomy)Chromosomal translocationPolymerMaterials scienceTransformation (genetics)Cell membraneChemical physicsCellBiophysicsChemical engineeringChemistryComposite materialPhysicsBiologyBiochemistryEngineeringGeneQuantum mechanicsMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsNanoparticles: synthesis and applications