TY - JOUR
T1 - Exposure assessment and risks associated with wearing silver nanoparticle-coated textiles
AU - Koivisto, Antti Joonas
AU - Burrueco-Subirà, David
AU - Candalija, Ana
AU - Vázquez-Campos, Socorro
AU - Nicosia, Alessia
AU - Ravegnani, Fabrizio
AU - Furxhi, Irini
AU - Brigliadori, Andrea
AU - Zanoni, Ilaria
AU - Blosi, Magda
AU - Costa, Anna
AU - Belosi, Franco
AU - Lopez de Ipiña, Jesús
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright: © 2024 Koivisto AJ et al.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NP) are widely used in textiles designed for general population and healthcare. However, there is ongoing research and concern about the potential health risks associated with the release of nanoparticles into the environment. Here, the risk was studied for face mask, gloves and a full body suit use scenarios and for different skin types and Ag NPs to identify realistic exposure scenarios that can lead to excessive risk. The major risk was associated with unintentional finger mouthing after wearing gloves containing AgNPs. However, the current release test settings are not designed for NP release assessment from textiles during realistic use scenarios. This study emphasizes following good hygiene practices when wearing Ag containing textiles to avoid intake via oral exposure.
AB - Silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NP) are widely used in textiles designed for general population and healthcare. However, there is ongoing research and concern about the potential health risks associated with the release of nanoparticles into the environment. Here, the risk was studied for face mask, gloves and a full body suit use scenarios and for different skin types and Ag NPs to identify realistic exposure scenarios that can lead to excessive risk. The major risk was associated with unintentional finger mouthing after wearing gloves containing AgNPs. However, the current release test settings are not designed for NP release assessment from textiles during realistic use scenarios. This study emphasizes following good hygiene practices when wearing Ag containing textiles to avoid intake via oral exposure.
KW - conditions of use
KW - dermal exposure
KW - dermal intake
KW - mass balance
KW - Nanoparticles
KW - REACH
KW - release
KW - risk characterization ratio
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85212263466
U2 - 10.12688/openreseurope.17254.2
DO - 10.12688/openreseurope.17254.2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85212263466
SN - 2732-5121
VL - 4
JO - Open Research Europe
JF - Open Research Europe
M1 - 100
ER -