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Towards more realistic reference microplastics and nanoplastics: preparation of polyethylene micro/nanoparticles with a biosurfactant

Environmental Science Nano 2018 88 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Gireeshkumar Balakrishnan, Maureen Déniel, Taco Nicolaï, Christophe Chassenieux, Fabienne Lagarde

Summary

Polyethylene micro/nanoparticles stabilized with a biosurfactant were prepared as more realistic reference materials for ecotoxicity testing, better representing the surface properties and behavior of environmental microplastics compared to commercial standard materials. The study addresses a key methodological limitation in nanoplastic research by providing particles with environmentally relevant surface chemistry.

Polymers
PE

New polyethylene micro/nanoparticles with a biosurfactant as model micro/nanoplastics to assess the toxicity of small plastics to aquatic organisms.

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