Accumulation of nanoparticles in “jellyfish” mucus: a bio-inspired route to decontamination of nano-waste

The economic and societal impacts of nano-materials are enormous. However, releasing such materials in the environment could be detrimental to human health and the ecological biosphere. Here we demonstrate that gold and quantum dots nanoparticles bio-accumulate into mucus materials coming from natur...

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Main Authors: Patwa, Amit, Thiéry, Alain, Lombard, Fabien, Lilley, Martin K.S., Boisset, Claire, Bramard, Jean-François, Bottero, Jean-Yves, Barthélémy, Philippe
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4476112/