How Environmental Plastic Particles and Their Adsorbed Contaminants Interact with Biomolecules?
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 35579
Special Issue Editors
Interests: current research lines of interest are at environmental toxicological perspective; from safety profiling of nano- and micro-scaled particles; including those plastic-sourced; understanding the impact
Interests: biosensors; bioanalytics; biointerfaces; nanobiotechnology; surface analysis; nanomaterials; nanomedicine; biomaterials; nanotechnology; nanocharacterization; analytical chemistry
2. Institute of Science and Innovation for Sustainability (IB-S), Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
Interests: controlled delivery system; liposomes; antioxidants; anti-inflammatory; sustainable production
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Dear Colleagues,
Size-assorted plastic debris incidence is a clamant threat worldwide, even among the most remote biomes. In addition to their ubiquitous prevalence, a complex mixture of plastic fragments and differently sourced persistent toxicants (including those leached from plastic waste) occurs. Given their small size, these micro- and nanosized plastic particles can exert a major environmental risk, owing to the impact of their greater reactivity on the environment. Moreover, a superior surface-area-to-volume ratio makes them more susceptible to act as vectors of concomitant pollutants. A consequent unexpected environmental risk can thus arise, triggering a "Trojan Horse" effect. However, although submillimetre-sized plastic particles (microplastics and nanoplastics) are prone to interacting with biomolecules, with the potential to cause a severe impact at the subcellular level (and thereby relevant ecological damages), available (eco)toxicological data on their associated effects on biointerfaces, either alone or combined with contaminants, are scarce. On the other hand, appropriate toxicity models and methods to assess their effects are still poorly investigated. In order to elucidate this interplay between the intrinsic characteristics of micro- and nanoplastics and their ensuing effects on different biomolecules, this Special Issue invites researchers to publish their advances in representative toxicity models and methods, which will enable the assembly of knowledge concerning environment-associated risks.
Dr. Marisa P. Sárria
Dr. Dmitri Y Petrovykh
Prof. Dr. Andreia Gomes
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Micro/nanosized plastics
- Environmental contaminants
- Biointerfaces
- Biomolecules
- Ecotoxicity
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