SLIDE 27 Interactions NP / procaryote cells on mutant and wild strains Interactions NP / procaryote cells on mutant and wild strains
CeO2 7nm Fe0 < 20nm E.coli E.coli No cytotoxicity
Cytotoxicity ≤ 10 mg/L Cytotoxic > 70 mg/L No cytotoxic
γFe2O3 6nm E.coli
Damage membrane
30% of Ce(IV) ‐> Ce(III) on the surface of Cerine Oxydation of Fe° Dissolution / precipitation No structiural modification Toxicity is associated to the chemical instability of NP
Stress oxydatif through ROS production
Redox cycle (Ce3+/Ce4+) Fenton Reaction (Fe2+) e‐,ROS production
Ce4+ Ce3+
γFeOOH Fe3 O4
γFe2
3+O3
Fe0 Fe2+, ROS
stable
Zeyons et al, ES and T 2008; M Auffan et al, Nanotoxicology 2009