Chemical Analysis of Microplastics and Nanoplastics: Challenges, Advanced Methods, and Perspectives

Lost at sea: where is all the plastic?

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Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Microanalysis

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Marine Anthropogenic Litter

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Life in the “plastisphere”: microbial communities on plastic marine debris

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Are we speaking the same language? Recommendations for a definition and categorization framework for plastic debris

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Microplastic ingestion by zooplankton

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Discovery and quantification of plastic particle pollution in human blood

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Emerging contaminants: A One Health perspective

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Detection of Various Microplastics in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

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Microplastics and nanoplastics in the marine-atmosphere environment

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Microplastics as an Emerging Threat to the Global Environment and Human Health

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Rapid single-particle chemical imaging of nanoplastics by SRS microscopy

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Analysis of microplastics in drinking water and other clean water samples with micro-Raman and micro-infrared spectroscopy: minimum requirements and best practice guidelines

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Microplastics: Detection in human samples, cell line studies, and health impacts

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Biotechnological methods to remove microplastics: a review

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Toxic Chemicals and Persistent Organic Pollutants Associated with Micro-and Nanoplastics Pollution

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Assessing the Mass Concentration of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Wastewater Treatment Plants by Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry

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Strategies and Challenges of Identifying Nanoplastics in Environment by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

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The future of bioplastics in food packaging: An industrial perspective

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Microplastics in marine ecosystems: A comprehensive review of biological and ecological implications and its mitigation approach using nanotechnology for the sustainable environment

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Analysis of aged microplastics: a review

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Polystyrene microplastic-induced oxidative stress triggers intestinal barrier dysfunction via the NF-κB/NLRP3/IL-1β/MCLK pathway

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Technical Challenges of Molecular-Imprinting-Based Optical Sensors for Environmental Pollutants

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The environmental fate of nanoplastics: What we know and what we need to know about aggregation

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Recent advances and future technologies in nano-microplastics detection

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Separation and characterization of microplastic and nanoplastic particles in marine environment

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Roadmap for optical tweezers

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Microplastic sample purification methods - Assessing detrimental effects of purification procedures on specific plastic types

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Photocatalysis toward Microplastics Conversion: A Critical Review

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The micro-, submicron-, and nanoplastic hunt: A review of detection methods for plastic particles

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Overview of analytical methods for the determination of microplastics: Current status and trends

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Aging of Nanoplastics Significantly Affects Protein Corona Composition Thus Enhancing Macrophage Uptake

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Characterization and regulation of microplastic pollution for protecting planetary and human health

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Soil plastisphere: Exploration methods, influencing factors, and ecological insights

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Release of microplastic fibers from synthetic textiles during household washing

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Biodegradable cellulose/curcumin films with Janus structure for food packaging and freshness monitoring

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Microplastics as Emerging Food Contaminants: A Challenge for Food Safety

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Building Tunable Degradation into High-Performance Poly(acrylate) Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

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An assessment of micro- and nanoplastics in the biosphere: A review of detection, monitoring, and remediation technology

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Microplastics and nanoplastics analysis: Options, imaging, advancements and challenges

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Pretreatment-free SERS sensing of microplastics using a self-attention-based neural network on hierarchically porous Ag foams

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Reproductive toxicity of micro- and nanoplastics

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3D Plasmonic Gold Nanopocket Structure for SERS Machine Learning‐Based Microplastic Detection

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Descriptive review on conversion of waste residues into valuable bionanocomposites for a circular bioeconomy

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Molecular mechanisms of microplastics degradation: A review

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Microplastics pollution in the marine environment: A review of sources, impacts and mitigation

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Occurrence of microplastics and disturbance of gut microbiota: a pilot study of preschool children in Xiamen, China

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Flowthrough Capture of Microplastics through Polyphenol‐Mediated Interfacial Interactions on Wood Sawdust

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Threats to Terrestrial Plants from Emerging Nanoplastics

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From Plastic Waste to Treasure: Selective Upcycling through Catalytic Technologies

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Nanoplastics are significantly different from microplastics in urban waters

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Microplastic Pollution: Threats and Impacts on Global Marine Ecosystems

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Advances in microplastics detection: A comprehensive review of methodologies and their effectiveness

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Machine Learning Advancements and Strategies in Microplastic and Nanoplastic Detection

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Exposure protocol for ecotoxicity testing of microplastics and nanoplastics

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Research progress on microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: A holistic review

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Detecting Micro- and Nanoplastics Released from Food Packaging: Challenges and Analytical Strategies

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The “Microplastome” – A Holistic Perspective to Capture the Real-World Ecology of Microplastics

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The review of nanoplastics in plants: Detection, analysis, uptake, migration and risk

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Microplastics and nanoplastics size distribution in farmed mussel tissues

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Microplastics: Occurrences, treatment methods, regulations and foreseen environmental impacts

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Microplastics in drinking water: A review on methods, occurrence, sources, and potential risks assessment

Yang, L., Kang, S., Luo, X., & Wang, Z. (2024) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123857 · Cited by 88

Roadmap of environmental health research on emerging contaminants: Inspiration from the studies on engineered nanomaterials

Li, X., He, F., Wang, Z., & Xing, B. (2022) · Eco-Environment & Health · doi:10.1016/j.eehl.2022.10.001 · Cited by 92

A systematic review of microplastics in the environment: Sampling, separation, characterization and coexistence mechanisms with pollutants

Zhang, Z., Wu, X., Liu, H., Huang, X., Chen, Q., Guo, X., & Zhang, J. (2022) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160151 · Cited by 82

Micro and nanoplastics pollution: Sources, distribution, uptake in plants, toxicological effects, and innovative remediation strategies for environmental sustainability

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A review on the occurrence, detection methods, and ecotoxicity of biodegradable microplastics in the aquatic environment: New cause for concern

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Dual-Principal Component Analysis of the Raman Spectrum Matrix to Automatically Identify and Visualize Microplastics and Nanoplastics

Luo, Y., Zhang, X., Zhang, Z., Naidu, R., & Fang, C. (2022) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04498 · Cited by 82

Microplastic Pollution Focused on Sources, Distribution, Contaminant Interactions, Analytical Methods, and Wastewater Removal Strategies: A Review

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Customizable Machine-Learning Models for Rapid Microplastic Identification Using Raman Microscopy

Lei, B., Bissonnette, J. R., Hogan, Ú. E., Bec, A. E., Feng, X., & Smith, R. D. L. (2022) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02451 · Cited by 87

Harnessing Magnetic Nanoparticles for the Effective Removal of Micro- and Nanoplastics: A Critical Review

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Nanoplastics: Detection and impacts in aquatic environments – A review

Kokilathasan, N., & Dittrich, M. (2022) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157852 · Cited by 82

Evaluating the Occurrence of Polystyrene Nanoparticles in Environmental Waters by Agglomeration with Alkylated Ferroferric Oxide Followed by Micropore Membrane Filtration Collection and Py-GC/MS Analysis

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A review of recent progress in the application of Raman spectroscopy and SERS detection of microplastics and derivatives

Chen, Q., Wang, J., Yao, F., Zhang, W., Qi, X., Gao, X., Liu, Y., Wang, J., Zou, M., & Liang, P. (2023) · Microchimica Acta · doi:10.1007/s00604-023-06044-y · Cited by 81

Origin, ecotoxicity, and analytical methods for microplastic detection in aquatic systems

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Physicochemical characterization and quantification of nanoplastics: applicability, limitations and complementarity of batch and fractionation methods

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Micro(nano)plastics in human urine: A surprising contrast between Chongqing's urban and rural regions

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Human exposure to microplastics: A review on exposure routes and public health impacts

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Exploring Innovative Approaches for the Analysis of Micro- and Nanoplastics: Breakthroughs in (Bio)Sensing Techniques

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Microplastics in Soil–Plant Systems: Current Knowledge, Research Gaps, and Future Directions for Agricultural Sustainability

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Size-dependent enhancement on conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance genes by micro/nanoplastics

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Catalytic and biocatalytic degradation of microplastics

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Advancements in surface plasmon resonance sensors for real-time detection of chemical analytes: sensing materials and applications

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