Distinguishing the sources of silica nanoparticles by dual isotopic fingerprinting and machine learning

Determining the source of nanoparticles is critical for nanotechnology risk assessment. Here, the authors develop an approach that, by taking into account the isotopic signatures of both Si and O, may be able to distinguish between natural and engineered SiO2 nanoparticles, and even those synthesize...

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Main Authors: Xuezhi Yang, Xian Liu, Aiqian Zhang, Dawei Lu, Gang Li, Qinghua Zhang, Qian Liu, Guibin Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09629-5