Correction: Characterization of microfluidic trap and mixer module for rapid fluorescent tagging of microplastics

Characterization of microfluidic trap and mixer module for rapid fluorescent tagging of microplastics

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Researchers developed a microfluidic lab-on-a-chip device that can simultaneously trap and fluorescently label different types of microplastics within 15 minutes, using much smaller sample volumes than conventional methods. This tool could improve the speed and efficiency of microplastic detection and monitoring in water samples.

Aggregate-then-concentrate microfluidics for rapid detection of nanoplastics and submicroplastics

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Scientists have developed a faster, simpler way to detect nanoplastics, tiny plastic particles so small they can pass through biological barriers in our bodies, like the gut lining or even the blood-brain barrier. By clumping these particles together first before running them through a specialized filtering chip, the new method captured over 90% of nanoplastics in test samples, including polluted seawater. This matters because better detection tools could help researchers more easily study how much of this invisible plastic pollution ends up in our environment and, potentially, in us.

Microfluidic platforms for detection and biological evaluation of micro- and nanoplastics

Rapid and low-cost detection platform for micro- and nanoplastics

Advanced Techniques for Microplastic Collection, Separation, and Identification in Environmental Samples

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This chapter reviewed advanced collection, separation, and identification techniques for microplastics in environmental samples, covering methods from field sampling to spectroscopic analysis. Robust detection methodology is foundational to the entire field—without standardized, accurate measurement tools, it is impossible to reliably assess human exposure levels or evaluate the effectiveness of remediation strategies.