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Interfacial interactions between PMMA nanoplastics and a model globular protein: towards a molecular understanding of nanoplastic-driven biological dyshomeostasis

Environmental Science Nano 2025
Afroz Karim, Ummy Habiba Sweety, Daisy L. Wilson, Mahesh Narayan

Summary

Researchers investigated the molecular interactions between PMMA nanoplastics and a model globular protein to understand how nanoplastics disrupt normal protein function. They found that PMMA nanoplastics bind to and alter the structural conformation of the protein, potentially contributing to cellular protein dysfunction.

Polymers

The ingestion of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanoplastics (NPs) is associated with numerous health issues.

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