L. Siller
Sulphur-Containing Compounds as a Response in Sea Urchins Exposed to Alkylated Silicon Nanocrystals and SiO2-Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles
Siller, L.; Piticharoenphun, S.; Lemloh, M.L.; Horrocks, B.R.; Kaulich, B.; Gianoncelli, A.; Hunt, M.R.C.; Brummer, F.; Medakovic, D.
Authors
S. Piticharoenphun
M.L. Lemloh
B.R. Horrocks
B. Kaulich
A. Gianoncelli
Dr Michael Hunt m.r.c.hunt@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
F. Brummer
D. Medakovic
Abstract
We report the effects of exposure to alkylated silicon nanocrystals (‘alkyl-SiNCs’ at concentration ~ 7.2 mg/L) and -Fe2O3 nanoparticles coated with ultra-thin silica (‘SiO2-coated IONPs’ at concentration ~ 150 mg/L) on sea urchins Paracentrotus lividus and Arbacia lixula, respectively, studied with X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscpoies using excitation from a synchrotron light source. A remarkably low mortality and low incidence of skeletal deformation is observed for exposure to both types of nanoparticles studied, despite the high concentrations employed in this work. XRF mapping demonstrates that both types of nanoparticle are found to agglomerate in the body of the sea urchins. FTIR spectra indicates that alkyl-SiNCs remain intact after ingestion and corresponding XRF maps show increased an oxygen throughout the organisms, possibly related to oxidation products arising from reactive oxygen species generated in the presence of the nanoparticles. Exposure to SiO2-coated IONPs is found to produce sulphur-containing species, which may be the result of a biological response in order to reduce the toxicity of the nanomaterial.
Citation
Siller, L., Piticharoenphun, S., Lemloh, M., Horrocks, B., Kaulich, B., Gianoncelli, A., …Medakovic, D. (2016). Sulphur-Containing Compounds as a Response in Sea Urchins Exposed to Alkylated Silicon Nanocrystals and SiO2-Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles. Key Engineering Materials, 672, 312-327. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.672.312
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Sep 8, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Jan 15, 2016 |
Publication Date | Jan 15, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Dec 14, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | Key Engineering Materials |
Print ISSN | 1013-9826 |
Electronic ISSN | 1662-9795 |
Publisher | Trans Tech Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 672 |
Pages | 312-327 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.672.312 |
Keywords | Sea urchins, Toxicity, Silicon nanocrystals, Iron oxide nanoparticles, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. |
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