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Nanoplastics prepared with uniformly distributed metal-tags: a novel approach to quantify size distribution and particle number concentration of polydisperse nanoplastics by single particle ICP-MS
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Researchers developed a new method for creating nanoplastic test particles with embedded metal tags, allowing scientists to precisely measure the size and number of nanoplastics using single-particle mass spectrometry. The particles have realistic irregular shapes and varied sizes, unlike the uniform spheres typically used in lab studies. This tool will help researchers more accurately study how nanoplastics behave in environmental and health experiments.
Top-down fabrication method to prepare metal-tagged nanoplastics with irregular shapes and diverse sizes for lab-based studies using spICP-MS.
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