Speciation of gold nanoparticles and low-molecular gold species in Wistar rat tissues by HPLC coupled to ICP-MS

• Published in: Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 193 - 199
• Main Authors: Soto-Alvaredo, Juan, López-Chaves, Carlos, Sánchez-González, Cristina, Montes-Bayón, María, Llopis, Juan, Bettmer, Jörg
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Biological properties; Degradation; Digestion; Extraction; Gold; Mathematical analysis; Nanoparticles; Rats

Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) are widely used today in a broad range of applications like electronics, sensors, catalysis and especially in biomedicine. However, the increase in their use has raised concerns about the possible interactions in vivo and the unexpected responses inside humans and other l...