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Correction: Chitosan with defined intrinsic viscosity enables physicochemical entrapment of microplastics under in vitro gastric conditions.
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A correction notice for a 2026 study of chitosan and microplastics under simulated stomach conditions. The notice contains no methods or results.
Correction for 'Chitosan with defined intrinsic viscosity enables physicochemical entrapment of microplastics under gastric conditions' by Claudio Casella , , 2026, , 6311-6322, https://doi.org/10.1039/d6tb00654j.
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