Linking Protein Corona Composition to Ecotoxicological Outcomes: A comparative Study of different Engineered Nanoparticles in Mediterranean Sea Urchin Paracentrotus lividus

Key Points

• This research aims to understand how the protein corona of different engineered nanoparticles affects their ecotoxicological outcomes.
• Comparison of various engineered nanoparticles in a controlled environment.
• Analysis of protein corona formation and composition.
• Assessment of biological responses in Mediterranean sea urchins (Paracentrotus lividus) after exposure.
• Specific proteins in the corona were linked to varying levels of toxicity in marine organisms.
• Certain nanoparticles demonstrated significantly different biological fates based on their protein corona composition.

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