在人体消化系统中微塑料的体外消化:对粒子形态变化和化学液的洞察
Keerthana Prabhu1, Sayanti Ghosh1, S Sethulekshmi1
1Environmental Science and Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400 076, India.
The Science of the total environment
|May 13, 2024
概括
这项研究调查了模拟人类消化系统中的常见微塑料 (MP) 的命运. 国会议员显示表面变化和化学物质泄露,造成潜在的健康风险.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 毒理学 毒理学 毒理学
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
背景情况:
- 人类饮食中越来越多地发现微塑料 (MP).
- 人体消化肠道系统内摄入的MPs的行为和影响在很大程度上是未知的.
研究的目的:
- 在一个模拟的体外人体消化系统中调查常见的食品传播微塑料 (聚乙烯,聚烯,低密度聚乙烯,尼龙) 的命运.
- 了解MPs在消化过程中的物理化学变化,化学泄露和潜在的毒理影响.
主要方法:
- 在实验室中模拟了四种常见的MP (聚乙烯,聚烯,低密度聚乙烯,尼龙) 的20-210微米和3-4毫米尺寸的消化.
- 使用光显微镜,FTIR和LC-QTOF-MS分析物理化学性质.
- 监测消化后的质量损失,形态变化和化学泄漏.
主要成果:
- 聚乙烯和聚烯MPs在与十二指肠和胆汁相互作用时形成冠状.
- 聚烯MPs表现出表面粗度增加,与酶反应和NO组添加有关.
- 国会议员释放了小碎片和液化化学物质,如增塑剂和单体,具有吸收和毒性的潜力.
结论:
- 微塑料在模拟的人类消化系统中经历了显著的物理化学变化.
- 在消化过程中,从MP中出化学物质是一个关键问题,可能导致积累和对健康产生不良影响.
- 需要进一步的研究,以充分阐明摄入微塑料的毒理影响.
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