DNA can sediment TiO2 particles and decrease the uptake potential by mammalian cells

The Science of the Total Environment
Tatsushi ToyookaYuko Ibuki

Abstract

Titanium dioxide (TiO(2)) is an important material used in a broad range of industries. As TiO(2) particles used in industries have recently become smaller as technology develops, problems specific to small size are increasing. One such problem is the difficulty of recovering TiO(2) particles suspended in solution. Particles not recovered during their manufacture would be released in the environment and might be taken up by living organisms, leading to "small-size specific toxicity", which has recently become a concern in numerous industries. To prevent environmental release of small-size TiO(2), separation and complete recovery of the particles are important. In this study, we showed that DNA could be used to separate TiO(2) particles (60-500 nm) from an aqueous solution. Although TiO(2) particles (20 mg/10 ml) were kept in suspension in a standing solution for 72 h, addition of small amounts of DNA (25-100 microg/10 ml) completely sedimented all particles within 4 h. Analysis with transmission electron microscopy suggested that the enhanced sedimentation with DNA was due to the formation of aggregates of TiO(2) particles with DNA. Conveniently, DNA-treated TiO(2) particles had difficulty translocating into human cell lines (k...Continue Reading

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Jan 7, 2014·Langmuir : the ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids·Xu ZhangJuewen Liu
May 7, 2013·The Science of the Total Environment·Xiaoxu ZhaoYuko Ibuki

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