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Is LA-ICP-MS the next frontier in monitoring and imaging microplastics in biological tissues?

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026
Michaela Kuchynka, Adela Synkova, Jan Biskupič, Peter Scheer, Peter Scheer, Jana Hlozkova, Lucie Šudomová, Tomáš Zikmund, Gabriela Kalčíková, Gabriela Kalčíková, Jozef Kaiser, Jozef Kaiser

Summary

This paper evaluated whether laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) could become a leading technique for detecting and imaging microplastics within biological tissues. If validated, this approach could allow researchers to precisely map where plastic particles accumulate in organs, greatly improving understanding of how microplastics affect living organisms including humans.

Is LA-ICP-MS the next frontier in monitoring and imaging microplastics in biological tissues?

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