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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...