Hey! Author from the paper here! This is not a dumb question at all. There are already pretty good processes for treating lead poisoning, such as chelating ag

Hey! Author from the paper here! This is not a dumb question at all. There are already pretty good processes for treating lead poisoning, such as chelating agents. These nanomaterials, while not terrible for the body, are probably not the best things to ingest to treat Pb poisoning.