Machine learning and materials modelling interpretation of: In vivo toxicological response to TiO2nanoparticles library (UV and non-UV exposure)

Susana I.L. Gomes, Mónica J.B. Amorim*, Suman Pokhrel, Lutz Mädler, Matteo Fasano, Eliodoro Chiavazzo, Pietro Asinari, Jaak Jänes, Kaido Tämm, Jaanus Burk, Janeck J. Scott-Fordsmand

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    Abstract

    Assessing the risks of nanomaterials/nanoparticles (NMs/NPs) under various environmental conditions requires a more systematic approach, including the comparison of effects across many NMs with identified different but related characters/descriptors. Hence, there is an urgent need to provide coherent (eco)toxicological datasets containing comprehensive toxicity information relating to a diverse spectra of NPs characters. These datasets are test benches for developing holistic methodologies with broader applicability. In the present study we assessed the effects of a custom design Fe-doped TiO2 NPs library, using the soil invertebrate Enchytraeus crypticus (Oligochaeta), via a 5-day pulse via aqueous exposure followed by a 21-days recovery period in soil (survival, reproduction assessment). Obviously, when testing TiO2, realistic conditions should include UV exposure. The 11 Fe-TiO2 library contains NPs of size range between 5-27 nm with varying %Fe (enabling the photoactivation of TiO2 at energy wavelengths in the visible-light range). The NPs were each described by 122 descriptors, being a mixture of measured and atomistic model descriptors. The data were explored using single and univariate statistical methods, combined with machine learning and multiscale modelling techniques. An iterative pruning process was adopted for identifying automatically the most significant descriptors. TiO2 NPs toxicity decreased when combined with UV. Notably, the short-term water exposure induced lasting biological responses even after longer-term recovery in clean exposure. The correspondence with Fe-content correlated with the band-gap hence the reduction of UV oxidative stress. The inclusion of both measured and modelled materials data benefitted the explanation of the results, when combined with machine learning. This journal is

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalNanoscale
    Volume13
    Issue35
    Pages (from-to)14666-14678
    ISSN2040-3364
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 2021

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