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Commentary on paper by M. Brits, M.J.M. van Velzen, F.Ö Sefiloglu, L. Scibetta, Q. Groenewoud, J.J. Garcia-Vallejo, A.D. Vethaak, S.H. Brandsma, M.H. Lamoree. Quantitation of Micro and Nanoplastics in Human Blood by Pyrolysis–Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry: a follow-up study. Microplastics and Nanoplastics (2024) 4:12
Summary
Researchers reviewed a new method for measuring microplastics and nanoplastics in human blood using a technique called pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, which breaks down plastic particles and identifies them by their chemical fingerprint. The commentary highlights that while the approach is promising, concerns about its accuracy and reliability need to be resolved before it can be widely accepted by the scientific community.
The method of quantitation of microplastic particles as described in the paper by M. Brits, M.J.M. van Velzen, F.Ö Sefiloglu, L. Scibetta, Q. Groenewoud, J.J. Garcia-Vallejo, A.D. Vethaak, S.H. Brandsma, M.H. Lamoree. Quantitation of Micro and Nanoplastics in Human Blood by Pyrolysis–Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry: a follow-up study. Microplastics and Nanoplastics (2024) 4:12, https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-024-00090-w , is an encouraging development in this field of analysis. There are, however, some issues regarding specificity, sensitivity and reliability of the method, which need to be addressed before this method could be accepted more widely by the research community.