Publications

Bergman, E., Karlsson, P., Barbero, F., Almkvist, E., Fenoglio, I., Särndahl, E., Engwall, M., Hyötyläinen, T. and Alijagic, A., When Plastic Particles Hit the Nose: Metabolic Responses to Nanoplastics, Microplastics, and Their Mixtures in Normal Human Nasal Epithelial Cells. Environment & Health.

Särndahl, E., Bergman, E., Kotlyar, O., Karlsson, P., Zetzsche, J., Wu, R., Engwall, M., Hyötyläinen, T. and Alijagic, A., 2026. Polystyrene nanoplastics elicit early mitochondria-associated phenotypic, metabolic, and functional responses in human hepatocytes. Environment International, p.110370.

Boustani, A., Ounoughi, A., Zetzsche, J., Karlsson, P., Kotlyar, O., Särndahl, E., Engwall, M., Scherbak, N. and Alijagic, A., 2026. Cell Painting phenomics reveals size-dependent phenotypic responses to titanium dioxide nanoparticles in HepG2 cells. Toxicology, 526, p.154512.

Andersson, L., Alijagic, A., Johansson, A., Engwall, M., Särndahl, E. and Hedbrant, A., 2026. Operation-specific and time-resolved monitoring of occupational nano/sub-micron particle exposure in a Swedish metal additive manufacturing facility. Annals of Work Exposures and Health, 70(4), p.wxag040.

Persson, A., Łyczyńska, Z., Shahata, M., Kotlyar, O., Engwall, M., Särndahl, E., Ehrström, M., Melican, K., Odnevall, I. and Alijagic, A., 2026. Evaluating Dermal Bioactivity of Metal Additive Manufacturing Powders Using Human In Vitro and Ex Vivo Skin Models. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 39(5), pp.966-976.

Alijagic, A., Suljevic, D., Engwall, M. and Särndahl, E., 2025. 3D printing. Balancing innovation for sustainability with emerging environmental and health risks. iScience, 28.

Alijagic, A., Särndahl, E., Kotlyar, O., Karlsson, P., Duberg, D., Scherbak, N., Pinsino, A., Engwall, M. and Hyötyläinen, T., 2025. Nanoplastics drive toxicity under co-exposure with perfluorooctanesulfonic acid in human intestinal cells. Environmental Chemistry Letters, p.1-9.

Suljević, D., Karlsson, P., Fočak, M., Brulić, M.M., Sulejmanović, J., Šehović, E., Särndahl, E., Engwall, M. and Alijagic, A., 2025. Microplastics and nanoplastics co-exposure modulates chromium bioaccumulation and physiological responses in rats. Environment International, 198, p.109421.

Herring, M., Särndahl, E., Kotlyar, O., Scherbak, N., Engwall, M., Karlsson, R., Ejdebäck, M., Persson, A. and Alijagic, A., 2025. Exploring NLRP3-related phenotypic fingerprints in human macrophages using Cell Painting assay. iScience, 28, p.111961.

Alijagic, A., Seilitz, F.S., Bredberg, A., Hakonen, A., Larsson, M., Selin, E., Sjöberg, V., Kotlyar, O., Scherbak, N., Repsilber, D. Kärrman, A., Wang, T., Särndahl, E., Engwall, M., 2025. Deciphering the phenotypic, inflammatory, and endocrine disrupting impacts of e-waste plastic-associated chemicals. Environmental Research, p.120929.

Alijagic, A., Suljević, D., Fočak, M., Sulejmanović, J., Šehović, E., Särndahl, E., Engwall, M., 2024. The triple exposure nexus of microplastic particles, plastic-associated chemicals, and environmental pollutants from a human health perspective. Environment International, p.108736.

Alijagic, A., Särndahl, E., 2024. Can evolutionary immunology decode micro and nanoplastic challenges?. Frontiers in Immunology, 15, p.1404360.

Alijagic, A., Wang, X., Vallabani, N.V.S., Melin, P., Särndahl, E., Karlsson, H.L., Odnevall, I., 2024. Characteristics and health risks of the inhalable fraction of metal additive manufacturing powders. Nano Select, p.2300188.

Alijagic, A., Kotlyar, O., Larsson, M., Salihovic, S., Hedbrant, A., Eriksson, U., Karlsson, P., Persson, A., Scherbak, N., Färnlund, K., Engwall, M., 2023. Immunotoxic, genotoxic, and endocrine disrupting impacts of polyamide microplastic particles and chemicals. Environment International, 108412.

Alijagic, A., Hedbrant, A., Persson, A., Larsson, M., Engwall, M., Särndahl, E., 2023. NLRP3 inflammasome as a sensor of micro- and nanoplastics immunotoxicity. Frontiers in Immunology, 14, 1178434.

Alijagic, A., Scherbak, N., Kotlyar, O., Karlsson, P., Wang, X., Odnevall, I., Benada, O., Amiryousefi, A., Andersson, L., Persson, A., Felth, J., Andersson, H., Larsson, M., Hedbrant, A., Salihovic, S., Hyötyläinen, H., Repsilber, D., Särndahl, E., Engwall, M., 2023. A Novel Nanosafety Approach Using Cell Painting, Metabolomics, and Lipidomics Captures the Cellular and Molecular Phenotypes Induced by the Unintentionally Formed Metal-Based (Nano)Particles. Cells, 12(2), 281.

Alijagic, A., Scherbak, N., Kotlyar, O., Karlsson, P., Persson, A., Hedbrant, A., Norinder, U., Larsson, M., Felth, J., Andersson, L., Särndahl, E., Engwall, M., 2022. P17-01 Cell Painting unveils cell response signatures to (nano)particles formed in additive manufacturing. Toxicology Letters, 368(1), S226-S227.

Alijagic, A., Engwall, M., Särndahl, E., Karlsson, H., Hedbrant, A., Andersson, L., Karlsson, P., Dalemo, M., Scherbak, N., Färnlund, K., Larsson, M., Persson, A., 2022. Particle Safety Assessment in Additive Manufacturing: From Exposure Risks to Advanced Toxicology Testing. Frontiers in Toxicology, 4, 836447.

Vallabani, N.S., Alijagic, A., Persson, A., Odnevall, I., Särndahl, E., Karlsson, H.L., 2022. Toxicity evaluation of particles formed during 3D-printing: Cytotoxic, genotoxic, and inflammatory response in lung and macrophage models. Toxicology, 467, 153100.