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Correlative Effects on Nanoplastic Aggregation in Model Extracellular Biofilm Substances Investigated with Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy

Guckeisen, Tobias; Orghici, Rozalia 1; Rathgeber, Silke
1 Institut für Angewandte Materialien – Elektrochemische Technologien (IAM-ET1), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

Recent studies show that biofilm substances in contact with nanoplastics play an important role in the aggregation and sedimentation of nanoplastics. Consequences of these processes are changes in biofilm formation and stability and changes in the transport and fate of pollutants in the environment. Having a deeper understanding of the nanoplastics–biofilm interaction would help to evaluate the risks posed by uncontrolled nanoplastic pollution. These interactions are impacted by environmental changes due to climate change, such as, e.g., the acidification of surface waters. We apply fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) to investigate the pH-dependent aggregation tendency of non-functionalized polystyrene (PS) nanoparticles (NPs) due to intermolecular forces with model extracellular biofilm substances. Our biofilm model consists of bovine serum albumin (BSA), which serves as a representative for globular proteins, and the polysaccharide alginate, which is a main component in many biofilms, in solutions containing Na+ with an ionic strength being realistic for fresh-water conditions. Biomolecule concentrations ranging from 0.5 g/L up to at maximum 21 g/L are considered. ... mehr


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000173802
Veröffentlicht am 29.08.2024
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Angewandte Materialien – Elektrochemische Technologien (IAM-ET1)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsmonat/-jahr 08.2024
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 2073-4360
KITopen-ID: 1000173802
Erschienen in Polymers
Verlag MDPI
Band 16
Heft 15
Seiten Art.-Nr.: 2170
Vorab online veröffentlicht am 30.07.2024
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