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Table 2 Gold concentration in each lung lobe after 1-day exposure

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

Lobes

Retention (μg/g)a

Lung weight (g)b

Retention (μg)/lobec

RCr

2.61 ± 0.62

0.11 ± 0.02

0.30 ± 0.08 (9.15%)

RM

3.36 ± 0.85

0.14 ± 0.02

0.47 ± 0.16 (14.42%)

RCa

2.85 ± 0.70

0.32 ± 0.02

0.92 ± 0.23 (28.42%)

RA

3.21 ± 0.59

0.12 ± 0.01

0.39 ± 0.10 (11.99%)

RL

2.98 ± 0.65

0.69 ± 0.05

2.07 ± 0.51 (63.98%)

LL

2.86 ± 0.68

0.41 ± 0.04

1.17 ± 0.29 (36.02%)

Total lung

2.94 ± 0.64

1.10 ± 0.09

3.24 ± 0.78

  1. (mean ± S.D); 5 animals; No significant change for all contents; RCr, right cranial; RM, right median; RCa, right caudal; RA, right accessory lobe; RL, whole right lung (RCr + RM + RCa + RA); LL, left lung; Total lung, (RL + LL); a) μg/L (ICP-MS; ppb) × 0.005 L (end of volume) / lobe weight = gold concentration in 1 g; b) Each lobe weight; c) Retained mass concentration x lung lobe weight = gold concentration in lobe;