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Detection of Inactivated Fluorescent Microplastics by Nile Red Staining
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Researchers developed a Nile Red staining method to detect inactivated fluorescent microplastics, improving the reliability of particle identification in biological and environmental samples. Accurate detection techniques are foundational for microplastic research because consistent identification methods enable reliable quantification of human exposure and tissue accumulation data.
Ho Sung Kim, Ki Hwan Moon, Ihn-Sil Kwak, and Sungmin Hwang. Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering Journal 2025;40:399-404. https://doi.org/10.7841/ksbbj.2025.40.4.399
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