Engineered nanoparticles (ENPs), products from modern nanotechnologies, can potentially
impact the marine environment to pose serious threats to marine ecosystems. However, the …

The unique properties of engineered nanoparticles (ENs) that make their industrial
applications so attractive simultaneously raise questions regarding their environmental …

As an important part of extracellular secondary metabolites, extracellular polymeric
substances (EPS) can play a significant role in protecting cells from the threat of exogenous …

The substantial increase in plastic pollution in marine ecosystems raises concerns about its
adverse impacts on the microbial community. Microorganisms (bacteria, phytoplankton) are …

Anatase titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2-NPs) are generally observed to have a higher
cellular toxicity than rutile TiO2-NPs, which is mainly ascribed to the increased generated …

The implications of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) in the environment are often
investigated using pristine particles. However, there are several biogenic and geogenic …

The occurrence of nanoplastics in oceans' surface waters is no more a hypothesis and it
could severely affect marine organisms from different trophic levels. Nanoscale particles …

In order to assess the overall risk posed by engineered nanoparticles (ENPs), the biological
effects of this emergent pollutant to aquatic ecosystems must be evaluated. We present …

Nanoparticles (NPs) for delivering chemotherapeutic drugs are now in clinical trials, and
cellular uptake of NPs plays an important role in determining the drug delivery efficiency …

The potential presence of nanoplastics (NP) in aquatic environments represents a growing
concern regarding their possible effects on aquatic organisms. The objective of this study …