• 文献标题:   Toxicity of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene Oxide, and Reduced Graphene Oxide to Zebrafish Embryos
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIU XT, MU XY, WU XL, MENG LX, GUAN WB, MA YQ, SUN H, WANG CJ, LI XF
  • 作者关键词:   zebrafish embryo, toxicity, multiwalled carbon nanotube, graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide
  • 出版物名称:   BIOMEDICAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
  • ISSN:   0895-3988
  • 通讯作者地址:   China Agr Univ
  • 被引频次:   55
  • DOI:   10.3967/bes2014.103
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Objective This study was aimed to investigate the toxic effects of 3 nanomaterials, i.e. multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), graphene oxide (GO), and reduced graphene oxide (RGO), on zebrafish embryos. Methods The 2-h post-fertilization (hpf) zebrafish embryos were exposed to MWCNTs, GO, and RGO at different concentrations (1, 5, 10, 50, 100 mg/L) for 96 h. Afterwards, the effects of the 3 nanomateria on spontaneous movement, heart rate, hatching rate, length of larvae, mortality, and malformations ls were evaluated. Results Statistical analysis indicated that RGO significantly inhibited the hatching of zebrafish embryos. Furthermore, RGO and MWCNTs decreased the length of the hatched larvae at 96 hpf. No obvious morphological malformation or mortality was observed in the zebrafish embryos after exposure to the three nanomaterials. Conclusion MWCNTs, GO, and RGO were all toxic to zebrafish embryos to influence embryos hatching and larvae length. Although no obvious morphological malformation and mortality were observed in exposed zebrafish embryos, further studies on the toxicity of the three nanomaterials are still needed.