Exposure to nanoplastics impairs collective contractility of neonatal cardiomyocytes under electrical synchronization.

Nanoplastics are global pollutants that have been increasingly released into the environment following the degradation process of industrial and consumer products. These tiny particles have been reported to adversely affect various organs in the body, including the heart. Since it is probable that the less-developed hearts of newborn offspring are more vulnerable to nanoplastic insult during the infant feeding compared with mature hearts of adults, the acute effects of nanoplastics on the collective contractility of neonatal cardiomyocytes are to be elucidated.

Surface Charge-Dependent Cytotoxicity of Plastic Nanoparticles in Alveolar Cells under Cyclic Stretches.

Polystyrene nanoparticles (PS-NPs) derived from both environmental and occupational sources are an important class of ultrafine particles associated with human pulmonary disorders. The effects of surface charges of particle internalization and toxicity to alveolar cells, especially under conditions comparable to those found during breathing, have not been examined. Here, we applied cyclic stretches (CS) to human alveolar cells during nanoparticle exposure and show an enhanced accumulation of positively charged polystyrene nanoparticles as compared to similar negatively charged particles.

Clean approach to synthesis of graphene like CuFeO@polysaccharide resin nanohybrid: Bifunctional compound for dye adsorption and bacterial capturing.

Focus of this research is on employment of a green route to prepare magnetic CuFeO@polysaccharide resin for environmental remediation purpose. The method is including solvent free solid state synthesis of copper ferrite nanoparticles by combustion route using cellulose as fuel. Then polysaccharide resin as well as its magnetic composite was prepared by using glucose, citric acid and copper ferrite as solid raw materials.