Zinc oxide nanoparticle removal from wounded human skin.

AIM Nanoparticle removal from skin is relevant given the concern over topical nanoparticle toxicity. Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) are commonly used in sunscreens and their use is currently debated. This study explores the penetration and removal of ZnO-NPs from injured skin. MATERIALS & METHODS Ex vivo/in vivo human skin was tape-stripped and/or microneedled followed by ZnO-NP application. After 2 h, treated skin was washed three-times using soapy water. Multiphoton tomography assessed the ZnO-NP signal before and after washing. RESULTS Washing once removed over 85 and 83% of ZnO-NP signal from ex vivo intact and tape-stripped skin, respectively (p < 0.05) but only 28% (p = 0.5) was removed from puncture sites. A similar trend was found in vivo with removal of 85 and 93% of ZnO-NP signal from intact and tape-stripped skin, respectively (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Washing is effective for the removal of ZnO-NPs from superficial layers of intact and tape-stripped skin, but not from puncture wounds.

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