Chemical multi-fingerprinting of exogenous ultrafine particles in human serum and pleural effusion

Exposure to ambient particulate matter is one of the leading global health risks. Here, the authors reveal, by means of chemical multi-fingerprinting, the presence of exogenous ultrafine particles with diverse species and morphology in non-occupational human serum and pleural effusion.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dawei Lu, Qian Luo, Rui Chen, Yongxun Zhuansun, Jie Jiang, Weichao Wang, Xuezhi Yang, Luyao Zhang, Xiaolei Liu, Fang Li, Qian Liu, Guibin Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16427-x