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Table 1 Distribution of AuNPs in inhalation chamber (mean ± SD)

From: Even lobar deposition of poorly soluble gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) is similar to that of soluble silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)

AuNPs

Mean ± SD

1-day exposure number (#/cm3) a

1.671 × 106 ± 9.094 × 104

5-day exposure number (#/cm3) a

1.823 × 106 ± 8.805 × 104

CMD (nm), GSD a

10.871, 1.426

Surface area (nm2/cm3) a

8.972 × 108 ± 4.742 × 107

Volume (nm3/cm3) a

2.445 × 109 ± 1.725 × 108

One particle mass (ng) a

2.590 × 10− 8 ± 1.272 × 10− 9

Mass concentration (ug/m3) a

47.212 ± 3.331

CMDb (nm) and GSD

11.21, 1.43

AuNP mass concentration by AAS (μg/m3) C

1-day exposure, 34.827 ± 3.635

5-day exposure, 34.679 ± 2.587

  1. a Particle concentration and distribution were measured by DMAS; b CMD was measured by FE-TEM counting 200 particles and GSD was calculated by size of 84% / 50%; c AuNP mass concentration was analyzed by AAS; CMD, count median diameter; GSD, Geometric standard deviation; AAS, atomic absorption spectrometer; SMPS continually measured during 5-day exposure; 3 MCE filter samples per day were collected during exposure period and measured to determine mass concentration
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Particle and Fibre Toxicology

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