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BMC Cancer ; 22(1): 570, 2022 May 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35597921

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BACKGROUND/AIM: To develop and validate a nebulizer device for anti-cancer research on pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol supply in a preclinical peritoneal metastases (PM) rat model. MATERIAL AND METHODS: For aerosol generation, an ultrasonic nebulizer (USN) was modified. Aerosol analyses were performed ex-vivo by laser diffraction spectrometry (LDS). Intraperitoneal (IP) 99mtechnetium sodium pertechnetate (99mTc) aerosol distribution and deposition were quantified by in-vivo single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT/CT) and compared to liquid IP instillation of equivalent volume/doses of 99mTc with and without capnoperitoneum. PM was induced by IP injection of HCT116-Luc2 human colon cancer cells in immunosuppressed RNU rats. Tumor growth was monitored by bioluminescence imaging (BLI), 18F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET) and tissues examination at necropsy. RESULTS: The USN was able to establish a stable and reproducible capnoperitoneum at a pressure of 8 to 10 mmHg. LDS showed that the USN provides a polydisperse and monomodal aerosol with a volume-weighted diameter of 2.6 µm. At a CO2 flow rate of 2 L/min with an IP residence time of 3.9 s, the highest drug deposition efficiency was found to be 15 wt.-%. In comparison to liquid instillation, nebulization showed the most homogeneous IP spatial drug deposition. Compared to BLI, 18F-FDG-PET was more sensitive to detect smaller PM nodules measuring only 1-2 mm in diameter. BLI, 18F-FDG PET and necropsy analyses showed relevant PM in all animals. CONCLUSIONS: The USN together with the PM rat model are suitable for robust and species-specific preclinical pharmacological studies regarding intraperitoneal delivery of pressurized aerosolized drugs and cancer research.


Assuntos
Neoplasias do Colo , Neoplasias Peritoneais , Aerossóis , Animais , Neoplasias do Colo/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias do Colo/tratamento farmacológico , Fluordesoxiglucose F18 , Humanos , Nebulizadores e Vaporizadores , Neoplasias Peritoneais/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Peritoneais/secundário , Ratos
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Surg Endosc ; 31(4): 1778-1784, 2017 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27631320

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BACKGROUND: Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) is gaining acceptance in clinical practice, but detailed information about the microinjection pump (MIP®), the generated aerosol and drug distribution is missing. ANALYTICAL METHODS: Ex vivo granulometric analyses by means of laser diffraction spectrometry were performed for MIP® aerosol characterization. Beside the standard operation conditions, the impact of the volumetric liquid flow rate on the aerosol characteristics was investigated with different liquids. Granulometric results as well as the local drug distribution were verified by ex vivo gravimetric analyses. On the basis of determined MIP® characteristics, the aerosol droplet size, which is necessary for a homogenous intra-abdominal drug distribution, was calculated. RESULTS: Granulometric analyses showed that the MIP® aerosol consists of a bimodal volume-weighted particle size distribution (PSD3) with a median droplet diameter of x 50,3 = 25 µm. Calculations reveal that the droplet size for a homogenous intra-abdominal drug distribution during PIPAC therapy should be below 1.2 µm. We show that >97.5 vol% of the aerosolized liquid is delivered as droplets with ≥3 µm in diameter, which are primarily deposited on the surface beneath the MIP® by gravitational settling and inertial impaction. These findings were confirmed by ex vivo gravimetric analyses, where more than 86.0 vol% of the aerosolized liquid was deposited within a circular area with a diameter of 15 cm. CONCLUSIONS: The granulometric aerosol properties, as well as the aerodynamic conditions achieved by standard MIP® operation, do not support the idea of widespread or homogenous drug distribution in the abdominal cavity.


Assuntos
Aerossóis/administração & dosagem , Bombas de Infusão , Microinjeções/instrumentação , Aerossóis/química , Humanos , Técnicas In Vitro , Injeções Intraperitoneais , Pressão
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PLoS One ; 19(5): e0300241, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38696384

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OBJECTIVE: Technical ex-vivo comparison of commercial nebulizer nozzles used for Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC). METHODS: The performance of four different commercial nebulizer nozzles (Nebulizer; HurriChemTM; MCR-4 TOPOL®; QuattroJet) was analysed concerning: i) technical design and principle of operation, ii) operational pressure as function of the liquid flow rate, iii) droplet size distribution via laser diffraction spectrometry, iv) spray cone angle, spray cone form as well as horizontal drug deposition by image-metric analyses and v) chemical resistance via exposing to a cytostatic solution and chemical composition by means of spark optical emission spectral analysis. RESULTS: The Nebulizer shows quasi an identical technical design and thus also a similar performance (e.g., mass median droplet size of 29 µm) as the original PIPAC nozzles (MIP/ CapnoPen). All other nozzles show more or less a performance deviation to the original PIPAC nozzles. The HurriChemTM has a similar design and principle of operation as the Nebulizer, but provides a finer aerosol (22 µm). The principle of operation of MCR-4 TOPOL® and QuattroJet differ significantly from that of the original PIPAC nozzle technology. The MCR-4 TOPOL® offers a hollow spray cone with significantly larger droplets (50 µm) than the original PIPAC nozzles. The QuattroJet generates an aerosol (22 µm) similar to that of the HurriChemTM but with improved spatial drug distribution. CONCLUSION: The availability of new PIPAC nozzles is encouraging but can also have a negative impact if their performance and efficacy is unknown. It is recommended that PIPAC nozzles that deviate from the current standard should be subject to bioequivalence testing and implementation in accordance with the IDEAL-D framework prior to routine clinical use.


Assuntos
Aerossóis , Nebulizadores e Vaporizadores , Humanos , Antineoplásicos/administração & dosagem , Pressão , Tamanho da Partícula , Desenho de Equipamento
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Part Fibre Toxicol ; 8: 22, 2011 Jul 27.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21794132

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Risk, associated with nanomaterial use, is determined by exposure and hazard potential of these materials. Both topics cannot be evaluated absolutely independently. Realistic dose concentrations should be tested based on stringent exposure assessments for the corresponding nanomaterial taking into account also the environmental and product matrix. This review focuses on current available information from peer reviewed publications related to airborne nanomaterial exposure. Two approaches to derive realistic exposure values are differentiated and independently presented; those based on workplace measurements and the others based on simulations in laboratories. An assessment of the current available workplace measurement data using a matrix, which is related to nanomaterials and work processes, shows, that data are available on the likelihood of release and possible exposure. Laboratory studies are seen as an important complementary source of information on particle release processes and hence for possible exposure. In both cases, whether workplace measurements or laboratories studies, the issue of background particles is a major problem. From this review, major areas for future activities and focal points are identified.


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Poluentes Ocupacionais do Ar/análise , Nanopartículas/análise , Exposição Ocupacional , Poluentes Ocupacionais do Ar/toxicidade , Humanos , Nanopartículas/toxicidade , Exposição Ocupacional/efeitos adversos , Exposição Ocupacional/análise , Tamanho da Partícula , Fatores de Tempo , Local de Trabalho/normas
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Sci Rep ; 11(1): 21843, 2021 11 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34750488

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Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) is a promising approach with a high optimization potential for the treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis. To study the efficacy of PIPAC and drugs, first rodent cancer models were developed. But inefficient drug aerosol supply and knowledge gaps concerning spatial drug distribution can limit the results based on such models. To study drug aerosol supply/deposition, computed tomography scans of a rat capnoperitoneum were used to deduce a virtual and a physical phantom of the rat capnoperitoneum (RCP). RCP qualification was performed for a specific PIPAC method, where the capnoperitoneum is continuously purged by the drug aerosol. In this context, also in-silico analyses by computational fluid dynamic modelling were conducted on the virtual RCP. The physical RCP was used for ex-vivo granulometric analyses concerning drug deposition. Results of RCP qualification show that aerosol deposition in a continuous purged rat capnoperitoneum depends strongly on the position of the inlet and outlet port. Moreover, it could be shown that the droplet size and charge condition of the drug aerosol define the deposition efficiency. In summary, the developed virtual and physical RCP enables detailed in-silico and ex-vivo analyses on drug supply/deposition in rodents.


Assuntos
Antineoplásicos/administração & dosagem , Neoplasias Peritoneais/tratamento farmacológico , Peritônio/diagnóstico por imagem , Aerossóis , Animais , Antineoplásicos/farmacocinética , Simulação por Computador , Desenho Assistido por Computador , Humanos , Hidrodinâmica , Injeções Intraperitoneais/instrumentação , Injeções Intraperitoneais/métodos , Modelos Animais , Neoplasias Peritoneais/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Peritoneais/metabolismo , Peritônio/metabolismo , Imagens de Fantasmas , Pressão , Ratos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Interface Usuário-Computador
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Ann Occup Hyg ; 54(6): 615-24, 2010 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20696941

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Nanoparticles are used in industrial and domestic applications to control customized product properties. But there are several uncertainties concerning possible hazard to health safety and environment. Hence, it is necessary to search for methods to analyze the particle release from typical application processes. Based on a survey of commercial sanding machines, the relevant sanding process parameters were employed for the design of a miniature sanding test setup in a particle-free environment for the quantification of the nanoparticle release into air from surface coatings. The released particles were moved by a defined airflow to a fast mobility particle sizer and other aerosol measurement equipment to enable the determination of released particle numbers additionally to the particle size distribution. First, results revealed a strong impact of the coating material on the swarf mass and the number of released particles.


Assuntos
Poluentes Ocupacionais do Ar/química , Poeira/análise , Nanopartículas/análise , Projetos de Pesquisa , Aerossóis/análise , Aerossóis/química , Poluentes Ocupacionais do Ar/análise , Poluição do Ar em Ambientes Fechados/estatística & dados numéricos , Equipamentos e Provisões , Compostos Férricos/análise , Compostos Férricos/química , Humanos , Modelos Químicos , Nanopartículas/química , Nanopartículas/ultraestrutura , Tamanho da Partícula , Poliuretanos/análise , Poliuretanos/química , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Medição de Risco , Propriedades de Superfície , Óxido de Zinco/análise , Óxido de Zinco/química
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J Am Coll Surg ; 231(6): 704-712, 2020 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32891798

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BACKGROUND: In the COVID-19 crisis, laparoscopic surgery is in focus as a relevant source of bioaerosol release. The efficacy of electrostatic aerosol precipitation (EAP) and continuous aerosol evacuation (CAE) to eliminate bioaerosols during laparoscopic surgery was verified. STUDY DESIGN: Ex-vivo laparoscopic cholecystectomies (LCs) were simulated ± EAP or CAE in Pelvitrainer equipped with swine gallbladders. Release of bioaerosols was initiated by performing high-frequency electrosurgery with a monopolar electro hook (MP-HOOK) force at 40 watts (MP-HOOK40) and 60 watts (MP-HOOK60), as well as by ultrasonic cutting (USC). Particle number concentrations (PNC) of arising aerosols were analyzed with a condensation particle counter (CPC). Aerosol samples were taken within the Pelvitrainer close to the source, outside the Pelvitrainer at the working trocar, and in the breathing zone of the surgeon. RESULTS: Within the Pelvitrainer, MP-HOOK40 (6.4 × 105 cm-3) and MP-HOOK60 (7.3 × 105 cm-3) showed significantly higher median PNCs compared to USC (4.4 × 105 cm-3) (p = 0.001). EAP led to a significant decrease of the median PNCs in all 3 groups. A high linear correlation with Pearson correlation coefficients of 0.852, 0.825, and 0.759 were observed by comparing MP-HOOK40 (± EAP), MP-HOOK60 (± EAP), and USC (± EAP), respectively. During ex-vivo LC and CAE, significant bioaerosol contaminations of the operating room occurred. Ex-vivo LC with EAP led to a considerable reduction of the bioaerosol concentration. CONCLUSIONS: EAP was found to be efficient for intraoperative bioaerosol elimination and reducing the risk of bioaerosol exposure for surgical staff.


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Aerossóis , Colecistectomia Laparoscópica/métodos , Eletrocirurgia/métodos , Controle de Infecções/métodos , Transmissão de Doença Infecciosa do Paciente para o Profissional/prevenção & controle , Modelos Animais , Eletricidade Estática , Aerossóis/análise , Microbiologia do Ar , Animais , COVID-19/prevenção & controle , COVID-19/transmissão , Colecistectomia Laparoscópica/instrumentação , Eletrocirurgia/instrumentação , Técnicas In Vitro , Controle de Infecções/instrumentação , Exposição Ocupacional/análise , Exposição Ocupacional/prevenção & controle , Projetos Piloto , Suínos
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Cancers (Basel) ; 12(12)2020 Dec 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33348855

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Intraperitoneal chemotherapy (IPC) is a locoregional treatment option in patients with peritoneal metastases (PM). Here, we present an ovarian cancer (OC)-derived PM mouse model for the study of different forms of IPC. Xenograft cell proliferation (luciferase-transfected OVCAR3 and SKOV3 clones) and growth kinetics were assessed using PET scan, bioluminescence imaging (BLI), and histological tumor analysis. Liquid IPC was achieved by intraperitoneal injection with/without capnoperitoneum (6-7 mmHg). Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) was mimicked using an intratracheal drug aerosol administration system (micro-nozzle), which, as demonstrated by ex vivo granulometric analysis using laser diffraction spectrometry, produced a polydisperse, bimodal aerosol with a volume-weighted median diameter of (26.49 ± 2.76) µm. Distribution of Tc-99m-labeled doxorubicin in mice was characterized using SPECT and was dependent on the delivery mode and most homogeneous when the micro-nozzle was used. A total of 2 mg doxorubicin per kg body weight was determined to be the optimally effective and tolerable dose to achieve at least 50% tumor reduction. Repeated PIPAC (four times at seven-day-intervals) with doxorubicin in SKOV3-luc tumor-bearing mice resulted in halted tumor proliferation and tumor load reduced after the second round of PIPAC versus controls and the number of tumor nodules was significantly reduced (27.7 ± 9.5 vs. 57.3 ± 9.5; p = 0.0003). Thus, we established the first mouse model of OC PM for the study of IPC using a human xenograft with SKOV3 cells and an experimental IPC setup with a miniaturized nozzle. Repeated IPC was feasible and demonstrated time-dependent anti-tumor activity.

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Nanoscale ; 11(38): 17637-17654, 2019 Oct 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31539006

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The project nanoGRAVUR (BMBF, 2015-2018) developed a framework for grouping of nanomaterials. Different groups may result for each of the three distinct perspectives of occupational, consumer and environmental safety. The properties, methods and descriptors are harmonised between the three perspectives and are based on: Tier 1 intrinsic physico-chemical properties (what they are) or GHS classification of the non-nano-form (human tox, ecotox, physical hazards); Tier 2 extrinsic physico-chemical properties, release from nano-enabled products, in vitro assays with cells (where they go; what they do); Tier 3 case-specific tests, potentially in vivo studies to substantiate the similarity within groups or application-specific exposure testing. Amongst all properties, dissolution and transformation are least modulated by different nanoforms within one substance, whereas dustiness, dispersion stability, abiotic and especially in vitro surface reactivity vary more often between different nanoforms. The methods developed or selected by nanoGRAVUR fill several gaps highlighted in the ProSafe reviews, and are useful to implement (i) the concept of nanoforms of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and (ii) the concept of discrete forms of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). One cannot assess the significance of a dissimilarity, if the dynamic range of that property is unknown. Benchmark materials span dynamic ranges that enable us to establish bands, often with order-of-magnitude ranges. In 34 case studies we observed high biological similarity within each substance when we compared different (nano)forms of SiO2, BaSO4, kaolin, CeO2, ZnO, organic pigments, especially when we compared forms that are all untreated on the surface. In contrast, different Fe2O3 or TiO2 (nano)forms differ more significantly. The same nanoforms were also integrated in nano-enabled products (NEPs) for automotive coatings, clinker-reduced cements, cosmetic sunscreen, and lightweight polymers.

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Beilstein J Nanotechnol ; 8: 2729-2740, 2017.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29354344

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Background: The delivery of aerosolised chemotherapeutic substances into pressurised capnoperitonea has been reported to be more effective than conventional liquid chemotherapy for the treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis. However, recent reports reveal limitations of the currently available technology. Material and Methods: A novel approach for pressurised intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC), called hyperthermic intracavitary nanoaerosol therapy (HINAT), based on extracavitary generation of hyperthermic and unipolar charged aerosols, was developed. The aerosol size distribution, the spatial drug distribution and in-tissue depth penetration of HINAT were studied by laser diffraction spectrometry, differential electrical mobility analysis, time of flight spectrometry, scintigraphic peritoneography and fluorescence microscopy. All experiments were performed contemporaneous with conventional PIPAC for the purpose of comparison. Furthermore, a first proof of concept was simulated in anesthetised German Landrace pigs. Results: HINAT provides a nanometre-sized (63 nm) unipolar-charged hyperthermic (41 °C) drug aerosol for quasi uniform drug deposition over the whole peritoneum with significantly deeper drug penetration than that offered by conventional PIPAC.

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Beilstein J Nanotechnol ; 8: 1774-1785, 2017.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28904839

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Dimensional measurements on nano-objects by atomic force microscopy (AFM) require samples of safely fixed and well individualized particles with a suitable surface-specific particle number on flat and clean substrates. Several known and proven particle preparation methods, i.e., membrane filtration, drying, rinsing, dip coating as well as electrostatic and thermal precipitation, were performed by means of scanning electron microscopy to examine their suitability for preparing samples for dimensional AFM measurements. Different suspensions of nano-objects (with varying material, size and shape) stabilized in aqueous solutions were prepared therefore on different flat substrates. The drop-drying method was found to be the most suitable one for the analysed suspensions, because it does not require expensive dedicated equipment and led to a uniform local distribution of individualized nano-objects. Traceable AFM measurements based on Si and SiO2 coated substrates confirmed the suitability of this technique.

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J Nanopart Res ; 16: 2520, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25152690

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Airborne particle release during the spray application of coatings was analyzed in the nanometre and micrometre size range. In order to represent realistic conditions of domestic and handcraft use, the spray application was performed using two types of commercial propellant spray cans and a manual gravity spray gun. Four different types of coatings doped with three kinds of metal-oxide tracer nanoparticle additives (TNPA) were analyzed. Depending on the used coating and the kind of spray unit, particulate release numbers between 5 × 108 and 3 × 1010 particles per gram ejection mass were determined in the dried spray aerosols. The nanoparticulate fraction amounted values between 10 and 60 no%. The comparison between nanoparticle-doped coatings with non-doped ones showed no TNPA-attributed differences in both the macroscopic spray process characteristics and the particle release numbers. SEM, TEM and EDX-analyzes showed that the spray aerosols were composed of particles made up solely from matrix material and sheathed pigments, fillers and TNPAs. Isolated ZnO- or Fe2O3-TNPAs could not be observed.

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