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Comparative Analysis of Physical and Polymer Characteristics of Microplastics Detected in Human Colorectal Cancer Samples From the United States and Malaysia

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Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Ahmad Ammarluddin Mohd Ali, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Ku Mohd Kalkausar Ku Yusof, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Ku Mohd Kalkausar Ku Yusof, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Ahmad Ammarluddin Mohd Ali, Ahmad Ammarluddin Mohd Ali, Nur Sakinah Roslan, Ahmad Ammarluddin Mohd Ali, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Nur Sakinah Roslan, Nur Sakinah Roslan, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yeong Yeh Lee, Yeong Yeh Lee, Ahmad Ammarluddin Mohd Ali, Ahmad Ammarluddin Mohd Ali, Yeong Yeh Lee, Yeong Yeh Lee, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Ahmad Ammarluddin Mohd Ali, Ahmad Ammarluddin Mohd Ali, Nur Sakinah Roslan, Nur Sakinah Roslan, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Ahmad Ammarluddin Mohd Ali, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Ahmad Ammarluddin Mohd Ali, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yeong Yeh Lee, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yeong Yeh Lee, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Nur Sakinah Roslan, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Ku Mohd Kalkausar Ku Yusof, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Ku Mohd Kalkausar Ku Yusof, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Ku Mohd Kalkausar Ku Yusof, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Ku Mohd Kalkausar Ku Yusof, Ku Mohd Kalkausar Ku Yusof, Ku Mohd Kalkausar Ku Yusof, Ku Mohd Kalkausar Ku Yusof, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Ku Mohd Kalkausar Ku Yusof, Ku Mohd Kalkausar Ku Yusof, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Ku Mohd Kalkausar Ku Yusof, Ku Mohd Kalkausar Ku Yusof, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Ahmad Ammarluddin Mohd Ali, Nur Sakinah Roslan, Yeong Yeh Lee, Teresa A. Brentnall, Ahmad Ammarluddin Mohd Ali, Ahmad Ammarluddin Mohd Ali, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Lisa A. Lai, Lisa A. Lai, Lisa A. Lai, Lisa A. Lai, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Ahmad Ammarluddin Mohd Ali, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Nur Sakinah Roslan, Ku Mohd Kalkausar Ku Yusof, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Ahmad Ammarluddin Mohd Ali, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Lisa A. Lai, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Nur Sakinah Roslan, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Teresa A. Brentnall, Lisa A. Lai, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Ahmad Ammarluddin Mohd Ali, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Teresa A. Brentnall, Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Ku Mohd Kalkausar Ku Yusof, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim Sabiqah Tuan Anuar, Yeong Yeh Lee, Lisa A. Lai, Lisa A. Lai, Teresa A. Brentnall, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim

Summary

Researchers compared the physical and chemical characteristics of microplastics found in colorectal cancer tissue samples from patients in the United States and Malaysia. Microplastics were detected in samples from both populations, with some similarities in polymer types but also distinct differences in particle size and shape between the two groups. The study adds to growing evidence that microplastics accumulate in human tissues, though more research is needed to understand any potential health implications.

Microplastics are detected in colorectal cancer samples of both populations collected from two different time points but with similar and also distinct physical and polymer characteristics.

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