Abstract
Nowadays consumers have constantly exposed to nanoparticles (NPs) ingestion. Although the impact of NPs on the human has been studied by many authors, they did not consider the influence of food matrix components on bioaccessibility of NPs. This fact has encouraged us to investigate the influence of different food components on NPs.The investigation has been carried out to assess the influence of main food components on the MNPs (metallic nanoparticles) fate during the in vitro gastrointestinal simulation. The experiments have been carried out with the single-particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (SP-ICP-MS) as a tool for quantitative and qualitative analysis and the scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) as a means of qualitative analysis.The influence of various food components on NPs has been confirmed and it may be concluded that the matrix has an impact on the size and form of NPs. The presence of food components significantly changes the behaviour of NPs during simulated gastrointestinal digestion. Possible explanations of the influence of main nutrient groups, i.e. lipids, protein, salts, saccharides and vitamins on NPs have been proposed.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
