Dissolution of zinc nanoparticles in pulmonary fluid

Author

Yunda, Elena ; Godymchuk, Anna

Author_Institution

Department of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk Russia

fYear

2012

fDate

18-21 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Inhaled from the ambient air nanoparticles may reach innermost areas of respiratory tract, alveolar sacs, particularly. In this work the dissolution of electroexplosive zinc nanoparticles (62 nm) in the synthetic alveolar has been studied. The evidence of the total solubility (99%) of metal nanopowders in the synthetic alveolar fluid had been demonstrated with the help of the stripping voltammetry. Alongside, the mechanism of zinc nanoparticles dissolution related to the electroexplosive zinc nanoparticles completely dissolving in the synthetic alveolar fluid has been proposed.

Keywords

air pollution; dissolving; nanobiotechnology; nanoparticles; solubility; toxicology; voltammetry (chemical analysis); zinc; alveolar sacs; ambient air nanoparticles; electroexplosive zinc nanoparticles; metal nanopowders; pulmonary fluid; respiratory tract; stripping voltammetry; synthetic alveolar; synthetic alveolar fluid; zinc nanoparticles dissolution; Fluids; Ions; Nanobioscience; Nanoparticles; Zinc oxide; dissolution; pulmonary fluid; toxicity; zinc nanopowder;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Strategic Technology (IFOST), 2012 7th International Forum on

Conference_Location

Tomsk

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1772-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IFOST.2012.6357532

Filename

6357532