Efficient Fabrication Process of a Metallic Nano Dot Array on a Plastic Substrate by the Nano-Plastic Forming Assisted Thermal Dewetting Method

Fabrication of three-dimensional ordered nanodot array structures by a thermal dewetting method

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This nanotechnology paper describes a fabrication method for three-dimensional nanodot arrays using a combination of nanoplastic forming (patterning via nanoscale plastic deformation) and self-assembly. The paper uses 'nanoplastic forming' as a nanofabrication technique, not in reference to nanoscale plastic particle pollution.

Nanobiotechnology for Reducing Plastic Footprint and Combatting Micro and Nano-plastic Pollution

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Researchers reviewed how nanobiotechnology approaches — including engineered nanomaterials, nano-enabled filtration, and bioremediation systems — can detect, degrade, and remove micro and nanoplastics from the environment, offering scalable strategies to reduce global plastic pollution and its associated ecosystem and human health risks.

Micropatterned microplastic generation via degradation of polymeric films with micropatterned structures

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Researchers fabricated water-insoluble micropatterned films from crosslinked PVA and poly(methacrylic acid) that, when degraded via oxidation or ultrasound, released microplastic particles retaining their original patterned shapes. This controlled method for generating shape-defined microplastics enables more systematic laboratory research into how particle geometry influences environmental behavior and biological uptake.

Sensitive Nanoplastics Detection by Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy

Application of nanocomposites based on TiO2 and clay minerals for the photocatalytic degradation of low-density polyethylene microplastics

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Researchers tested TiO2-clay mineral nanocomposites as photocatalysts for degrading low-density polyethylene microplastics under UV-A light, achieving up to 31% mass loss with TiO2-kaolinite under acidic conditions, outperforming bare TiO2 due to an improved optical band gap and enhanced photocatalytic activity.