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Microfluidic Microplastic Separation: Using Fluid-carrying Microchips to Filter and Sort Microplastic Particles

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America 2023
Grant Mitchell, Roi Gurka, G. W. Hitt, Till J J Hanebuth, Asif Shahriar Nafi

Summary

Scientists developed microfluidic chip-based devices capable of filtering and sorting microplastic particles from water samples by leveraging fluid dynamics at the microscale. Microfluidic separation technology offers a precise, miniaturized approach to both monitoring microplastic contamination and potentially developing point-of-use filtration systems to reduce human exposure through drinking water.

As microplastics continue to contaminate our natural environment, it is becomin...

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