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Supporting data for the article 'An ex vivo study examining migration of microplastics from an infused neonatal parenteral nutrition circuit'

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This supporting dataset documents an ex vivo study measuring microplastic migration from medical tubing used in neonatal parenteral nutrition circuits. Infants receiving intravenous nutrition through plastic medical devices may be directly exposed to microplastics, raising health concerns for one of the most vulnerable patient populations.

This supporting data contains detailed informaiton on the methods used, the raw data, the concentrations of microplastics in a summary table and the results of ATR-FTIR measurements on the seperate parts of a parenteral nutrition circuit.

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