Surface coating and particle size are main factors explaining the transcriptome-wide responses of the earthworm<i>Lumbricus rubellus</i>to silver nanoparticles
Dick Roelofs, Sunday Makama, Tjalf E. de Boer, Riet Vooijs, Cornelis A.M. van Gestel, N.W. van den Brink
Abstract
We present transcriptome responses of earthworms exposed to differently sized and coated silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), which are used in important industrial and biomedical applications.
Topics & Concepts
Lumbricus rubellusSilver nanoparticleTranscriptomeEarthwormNanoparticleParticle sizeCoatingParticle (ecology)Materials scienceMetallurgyNanotechnologyChemical engineeringChemistryEcologyBiologyGeneGene expressionEngineeringBiochemistryNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsEnvironmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution