In a recently published work ("Facilitation of trace metal uptake in cells by inulin coating of metallic nanoparticles", by Esmeralda Santillán-Urquiza, Fernando Arteaga-Cardona, Cristina Torres-Duarte, Bryan Cole, Bing Wu, Miguel A. Méndez-Rojas, Gary N. Cherr,  R. Soc. open sci. 2017 4 170480; DOI: 10.1098/rsos.170480), published today 13 September 2017, our findings on how inulin (a natural polysaccharide) coating of inorganic nanoparticles promotes internalization of coated nanoparticles into mussel's hemocytes, but without any toxicity enhancement. This finding may be of interest for the design of novel nutritional or pharmaceutical approaches where inorganic nanoparticles may be included into food or drug formulations.

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Miguel A. Méndez-Rojas, Ph.D.