The gut barrier and the fate of engineered nanomaterials: a view from comparative physiology
Meike van der Zande, Anita Jemec Kokalj, David J. Spurgeon, Susana Loureiro, Patrícia V. Silva, Zahra Khodaparast, Damjana Drobne, Nathaniel J. Clark, N.W. van den Brink, Marta Baccaro, Cornelis A.M. van Gestel, Hans Bouwmeester, Richard D. Handy
Abstract
Despite the diverse structures and functions of the gut barrier in the animal kingdom, some common features of gut lumen chemistry control the behaviour of engineered nanomaterials, and with some potentially novel uptake pathways in invertebrates.
Topics & Concepts
NanomaterialsChemistryNanotechnologyBiologyMaterials scienceNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications