Determinants and mechanisms of inorganic nanoparticle translocation across mammalian biological barriers

C Cary, P Stapleton - Archives of toxicology, 2023 - Springer
Biological barriers protect delicate internal tissues from exposures to and interactions with
hazardous materials. Primary anatomical barriers prevent external agents from reaching …

Recent advances in the gastrointestinal fate of organic and inorganic nanoparticles in foods

H Zhou, DJ McClements - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Inorganic or organic nanoparticles are often incorporated into foods to enhance their quality,
stability, nutrition, or safety. When they pass through the gastrointestinal environment, the …

Protein corona formation around inorganic nanoparticles: Food plant proteins-TiO2 nanoparticle interactions

J Bing, X **ao, DJ McClements, Y Biao… - Food Hydrocolloids, 2021 - Elsevier
Powdered titanium dioxide (TiO 2) is used as a whitening agent in certain food products to
enhance their optical properties. Food-grade TiO 2 (E171) contains a substantial proportion …

The food additive titanium dioxide hinders intestinal production of TGF-β and IL-10 in mice, and long-term exposure in adults or from perinatal life blocks oral tolerance …

B Lamas, L Chevalier, E Gaultier, C Cartier… - Food and Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Food hypersensitivities are increasing in industrialized countries, and foodborne
nanoparticles (NPs) are suspected as co-factors in their aetiology. Food-grade titanium …

An online nanoinformatics platform empowering computational modeling of nanomaterials by nanostructure annotations and machine learning toolkits

T Wang, DP Russo, P Demokritou, X Jia, H Huang… - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Modern nanotechnology has generated numerous datasets from in vitro and in vivo studies
on nanomaterials, with some available on nanoinformatics portals. However, these existing …

Adverse outcome pathways associated with the ingestion of titanium dioxide nanoparticles—a systematic review

D Rolo, R Assunção, C Ventura, P Alvito, L Gonçalves… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2-NPs) are widely used, and humans are exposed
through food (E171), cosmetics (eg, toothpaste), and pharmaceuticals. The oral and …

Lipid and protein corona of food-grade TiO2 nanoparticles in simulated gastrointestinal digestion

R Coreas, X Cao, GM DeLoid, P Demokritou, W Zhong - NanoImpact, 2020 - Elsevier
In the presence of biological matrices, engineered nanomaterials, such as TiO 2, develop a
biomolecular corona composed of lipids, proteins, etc. In this study, we analyzed the …

Integrating structure annotation and machine learning approaches to develop graphene toxicity models

T Wang, DP Russo, D Bitounis, P Demokritou, X Jia… - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Modern nanotechnology provides efficient and cost-effective nanomaterials (NMs). The
increasing usage of NMs brings great concerns regarding nanotoxicity in humans …

The gastrointestinal fate of inorganic and organic nanoparticles in vitamin D-fortified plant-based milks

H Zhou, J Liu, T Dai, JLM Mundo, Y Tan, L Bai… - Food …, 2021 - Elsevier
Both organic and inorganic nanoparticles are often added to food and beverage products to
modify their quality attributes, such as their look, feel, flavor, or shelf life. However, there is …

Enhancement of polyhydroxyalkanoate production by co-feeding lignin derivatives with glycerol in Pseudomonas putida KT2440

Z Xu, C Pan, X Li, N Hao, T Zhang, MJ Gaffrey… - Biotechnology for …, 2021 - Springer
Background Efficient utilization of all available carbons from lignocellulosic biomass is
critical for economic efficiency of a bioconversion process to produce renewable …