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Tiny environmental plastic particles in mom's food reach unborn children
Nanoscale plastic particles like those that permeate most food and water pass from pregnant rats to their unborn children and may impair fetal development, according to a Rutgers study that suggests the same process happens in humans.
Read MorePulmonary fate and consequences of transferrin-functionalized gold nanoparticles
Surface functionalization of nanoparticles (NPs) may alter their biological interactions such as uptake by alveolar macrophages (AMs). Pulmonary delivery of gold NPs (Au NPs) has theranostic potential due to their optoelectronic properties, minimal alveoli to blood translocation, and possibility of specific cell targeting. Here, we examined whether coating Au NPs with transferrin alters their protein corona, uptake by macrophages, and pulmonary translocation.
Read More This Week in Health: Nanoparticles in Food
Harvard Chan This Week in Health podcast explores the growing use of nanotechnology in food with guest David Julian McClements, who recently gave a lecture at the Harvard Chan School’s Nanosafety Research Center.
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- National Nanotechnology Initiative
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS): Nanomaterials
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Nanotechnology Program
- Society of Toxicology (SOT): Nanotoxicology Section
- American Chemical Society (ACS): Nanotechnology
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Nanotechnology Programs
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Nanotechnology
- MIT Strano Research Group
- University of Maine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute
- University of Florida Particle Engineering Research Center
