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Interfacial interactions of humic acids with polystyrene nano-plastics in aqueous/ionic environments: a molecular dynamics exploration

Environmental Science Nano 2023 11 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Prasad Rama, Julián Alberto Gallego‐Urrea, Zareen Abbas

Summary

Researchers used molecular dynamics simulations to investigate how humic acid molecules interact with carboxylated polystyrene nanoplastics in water, finding that humic substances form an eco-corona on the nanoplastic surface that alters its environmental behavior and potential toxicity.

Polymers

TNB molecules exhibiting eco-corona on the surface of carboxylated polystyrene nano-plastic in the aquatic environment.

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