To-Do and Not-To-Do in Model Studies of the Uptake, Fate and Metabolism of Metal-Containing Nanoparticles in Plants

• Published in: Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 10; no. 8; p. 1480
• Main Authors: Wojcieszek, Justyna, Jiménez-Lamana, Javier, Ruzik, Lena, Szpunar, Joanna, Jarosz, Maciej
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 28-07-2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Bioaccumulation; Botanics; Chemical Sciences; Design of experiments; Discussion; Ecotoxicology; Gene expression; Growth media; Life Sciences; Localization; Mass spectrometry; Metabolism; metal-containing nanoparticles; Microscopy; model plants; nano-bio interactions; Nanoparticles; Other; Oxidation; Particle size; physico-chemical characterization; Physiology; Plant tissues; Scientific imaging; Studies; Toxicology; transformations; Vegetal Biology; Zinc oxides; mass spectrometry; metal-containing nanoparticles; nano-bio interactions; physico-chemical characterization; model plants; transformations
• ISSN: 2079-4991; 2079-4991
• DOI: 10.3390/nano10081480

Due to the increasing release of metal-containing nanoparticles into the environment, the investigation of their interactions with plants has become a hot topic for many research fields. However, the obtention of reliable data requires a careful design of experimental model studies. The behavior of nanoparticles has to be comprehensively investigated; their stability in growth media, bioaccumulation and characterization of their physicochemical forms taken-up by plants, identification of the species created following their dissolution/oxidation, and finally, their localization within plant tissues. On the basis of their strong expertise, the authors present guidelines for studies of interactions between metal-containing nanoparticles and plants.