A Rapid Method for Screening Microplastic in Seafood Using Nile Red (NR) and Fluorescence Preceding Spectroscopic Polymer Analysis

Mariana González; María S. Islas; Francesca María Mitton; Mauricio Díaz-Jaramillo

doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-3806-4_22

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A Rapid Method for Screening Microplastic in Seafood Using Nile Red (NR) and Fluorescence Preceding Spectroscopic Polymer Analysis

Methods and protocols in food science 2024

Mariana González, María S. Islas, Francesca María Mitton, Mauricio Díaz-Jaramillo

Summary

Researchers developed a faster method for detecting microplastics in seafood using a fluorescent dye called Nile Red, allowing particles as small as 0.02mm to be identified more quickly and cost-effectively — an important step for food safety monitoring given how widely seafood is consumed.

Microplastic analysis in seafood is challenging in terms of size, quality assurance, and time-consuming efforts. In this chapter, we describe a rapid and simple method for analyzing microplastics (0.02–5 mm) in seafood tissues. The procedure involves...

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