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Internal Diffusion of Micro/Nanoparticles Inside Body

Journal Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 361 - 363)
Volume Bioceramics 20
Edited by Guy Daculsi and Pierre Layrolle
Pages 95-98
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.361-363.95
Citation Fumio Watari et al., 2007, Key Engineering Materials, 361-363, 95
Online since November, 2007
Authors Fumio Watari, Shigeaki Abe, Kazuchika Tamura, Motohiro Uo, Atsuro Yokoyama, Yasunori Totsuka
Keywords Biocompatibility, Cytokine, Internal Diffusion, Macrophage, Nanoparticles, Nanotoxicology, Neutrophils, Phagocytosis, Superoxide, Titanium (Ti)
Abstract

Both biochemical cell functional test and animal implantation test were done to investigate the reaction to fine particles. Particles cause nonspecifically phagocytosis to cells and inflammation to tissue for the size below 10m. With the size below 50nm particles may invade into the internal body through the respiratory or digestive system and diffuse inside body. Ti mapping by XSAM after the compulsory exposure test to the respiratory system showed the internal diffusion of 30nm TiO2 particles. They diffused with time course to lung, liver and spleen after injection from caudal vein. Nanoparticles might be the objects whose existence has not been assumed by the biophylactic system.

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