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Quantitively Analyzing the Variation of Micrometer-Sized Microplastic during Water Treatment with the Flow Cytometry-Fluorescent Beads Method

Researchers developed a flow cytometry-fluorescent bead method for quantitatively measuring the removal of micrometer-sized microplastics during water treatment processes, demonstrating a rapid and reliable analytical approach for evaluating treatment plant efficiency.

2021 ACS ES&T Engineering 37 citations
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Novel methodology for identification and quantification of microplastics in biological samples

Researchers validated a protocol for identifying and quantifying polyethylene microplastics in biological samples, finding that membrane filtration caused particle retention problems and that flow cytometry offered a more reliable alternative for analysis of biological digests.

2021 Environmental Pollution 35 citations
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Flow cytometry as new promising detection tool for micro and submicron plastic particles

Researchers evaluated flow cytometry as a tool for detecting and counting micro- and submicron plastic particles in environmental and biological samples. The method offered rapid throughput and the ability to distinguish plastic particles from biological material, but required careful optimization for complex matrices.

2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Flow cytometry as new promising detection tool for micro and submicron plastic particles

Researchers evaluated flow cytometry as a detection tool for micro- and nanoplastics, testing its ability to rapidly identify and count plastic particles in environmental and biological samples. Results demonstrated that flow cytometry offers a promising high-throughput approach for microplastic detection compared to more time-intensive conventional methods.

2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Flow cytometry as a tool for the rapid enumeration of 1-μm microplastics spiked in wastewater and activated sludge after coagulation-flocculation-sedimentation

Researchers used flow cytometry to rapidly count one-micrometer microplastic particles spiked into wastewater and activated sludge after coagulation-flocculation-sedimentation treatment. They found that aluminum salt-based coagulation removed a significant portion of these very small particles, though removal rates varied depending on the water matrix. The study demonstrates that flow cytometry can be a fast and reliable tool for quantifying micro-nanoplastics in complex wastewater samples.

2024 Chemosphere 10 citations
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Flow Cytometry as a Rapid Alternative to Quantify Small Microplastics in Environmental Water Samples

Researchers developed a flow cytometry method using fluorescent staining to rapidly detect and quantify small microplastics (1-50 micrometers) in environmental water samples, achieving over 80% recovery rates and significantly reducing analysis time compared to traditional microscopy.

2022 Water 38 citations
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Evaluating the Efficiency of Enhanced Coagulation for Nanoplastics Removal Using Flow Cytometry

Flow cytometry was used to quantify fluorescently labeled nanoplastics removal during enhanced coagulation-flocculation water treatment, demonstrating that this technique enables accurate detection and process optimization for nanoplastic removal in drinking water treatment.

2025 ACS ES&T Water 3 citations
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A novel high-throughput analytical method to quantify microplastics in water by flow cytometry

Researchers developed a faster, high-throughput method using flow cytometry — a technology that rapidly counts and characterizes particles in liquid — to measure microplastics in water, achieving about 97% accuracy across multiple plastic types and sizes and offering a practical alternative to slow, labor-intensive microscopy-based counting.

2023 Green Analytical Chemistry 19 citations
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Evaluating theEfficiency of Enhanced Coagulationfor Nanoplastics Removal Using Flow Cytometry

Researchers evaluated the efficiency of enhanced coagulation for removing nanoplastics from water using flow cytometry as a quantification tool, addressing the interconnected challenges of nanoplastic removal and detection in conventional water treatment systems.

2025 Figshare
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Evaluation of microplastic particle transmission in a microfiltration process using fluorescence measurements: Effect of pore size and flux

Researchers evaluated how microplastic particles are transmitted through a microfluidic device under controlled flow conditions, finding that particle size, shape, and surface properties influenced transport and deposition rates. The results provide fundamental data for modeling microplastic behavior in small-scale water systems.

2024 Journal of Membrane Science 8 citations
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Membrane Filtration Technique for Remediation of Microplastics

This chapter reviews membrane filtration as a technique for removing microplastics (plastics smaller than 5 mm) from water environments, examining how various membrane types and configurations intercept plastic particles during treatment. The authors discuss the advantages, limitations, and scalability of membrane-based approaches for microplastic remediation.

2024 Microplastics
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Data underlying the publication_Evaluating the efficiency of enhanced coagulation for nanoplastics removal using flow cytometry

Researchers investigated enhanced coagulation as a method for removing nanoplastics from tap water and evaluated process efficiency using fluorescence-based flow cytometry with fluorescently labelled polystyrene beads of varying sizes.

2025 4TU.ResearchData
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Data underlying the publication_Evaluating the efficiency of enhanced coagulation for nanoplastics removal using flow cytometry

Researchers investigated enhanced coagulation as a method for removing nanoplastics from tap water and evaluated process efficiency using fluorescence-based flow cytometry, testing fluorescently labelled polystyrene beads of varying sizes.

2025 4TU.ResearchData
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An evaluation of microplastics fate in the wastewater treatment plants: frequency and removal of microplastics by microfiltration membrane

This study assessed microplastic removal efficiency at a wastewater treatment plant in Iran and tested microfiltration membrane performance, finding that the membrane significantly improved microplastic removal beyond conventional treatment steps.

2021 Water Practice & Technology 56 citations
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Membrane processes as a highly effective and eco-friendly technology for treating municipal water contaminated with micro- and nanoplastics.

Researchers evaluated membrane filtration as an environmentally friendly technology for removing micro- and nanoplastics from water, testing different membrane types and pore sizes. Membrane processes showed high removal efficiency for microplastics and outperformed conventional water treatment steps for the smallest particles.

2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Can flow cytometry emerge as a high-throughput technique for micro- and nanoplastics analysis in complex environmental aqueous matrices?

Researchers reviewed the potential of flow cytometry — a technique that rapidly analyzes individual particles — as a high-throughput tool for detecting micro- and nanoplastics in water samples, finding it excels at measuring particles smaller than 20 micrometers that other methods struggle to detect. Using fluorescent dyes to tag plastics, the approach could enable near-real-time environmental monitoring at a scale no other current technique can match.

2025 Bioresource Technology Reports 1 citations
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Investigations on the Particle Fouling and Backwash Efficiency During Microplastic Microfiltration–Particle Size Aspects

Researchers characterised polystyrene microplastic microfiltration through cellulose acetate membranes, testing particle and pore sizes in comparable ranges to challenge dead-end filtration. Particle size relative to pore size strongly influenced fouling behaviour, and backwashing efficiency varied with particle characteristics, informing filtration system design for MP removal.

2025 Membranes 2 citations
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Flow cytometry analysis of nanoplastics during enhanced coagulation

This study used flow cytometry to track nanoplastic removal during enhanced coagulation in water treatment, demonstrating that the technique can rapidly quantify nanoplastics and that coagulation efficiency depends on particle size and surface charge.

2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Preliminary Results From Detection of Microplastics in Liquid Samples Using Flow Cytometry

Researchers developed a novel flow cytometry approach for in-situ detection and quantification of microplastics in liquid samples using fluorescent staining, testing nine polymer types under controlled laboratory conditions. The method offers a high-throughput alternative to traditional time-consuming microplastic detection protocols that risk sample contamination.

2020 Frontiers in Marine Science 93 citations
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Removal of Polypropylene Particle Contaminants Using Membrane Technology to Mitigate Microplastics Pollution in the Environment

Researchers tested the ability of different membrane types to remove polypropylene microplastic particles from water, evaluating separation efficiency under varying conditions. Membranes achieved high removal rates for particles above a threshold size, with performance depending on membrane pore size, material, and operating pressure.

2025 IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science
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Analysis of membrane surface after the filtration of surface water containing microplastic

Researchers tested ultrafiltration and nanofiltration membranes on real river water containing microplastics and found both membrane types completely removed plastic particles from the filtered water, though the deposited microplastics reduced water flow through the membranes over time — confirming membrane filtration as an effective but imperfect water treatment strategy.

2025 Desalination and Water Treatment 2 citations
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Review: Impact of microfluidic cell and particle separation techniques on microplastic removal strategies

Researchers reviewed how microfluidic technology — the same miniaturized tools used in medical diagnostics to sort cells — could be adapted to separate and recover microplastics from water, offering a more precise and scalable alternative to conventional filtration methods used in wastewater treatment.

2024 Journal of Agriculture and Food Research 6 citations
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Microplastics and nanoplastics detection using flow cytometry: Challenges and methodological advances with fluorescent dye application

This review examined the use of flow cytometry for detecting and counting micro- and nanoplastics in water, including challenges with fluorescent dye application. Researchers found that the technique can detect particles as small as 200 nanometers but that undissolved dye in water samples remains a significant source of measurement error. The review highlights recent methodological improvements and identifies remaining challenges that need to be addressed for reliable nanoplastic quantification.

2025 MethodsX 11 citations
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Nanoporous membrane filter cascade for size‐selective analysis of nano‐ and microplastic particles

Researchers developed a nanoporous membrane filter cascade system capable of size-selective analysis of plastic particles spanning from microplastic dimensions down to 10 nm nanoparticle dimensions, addressing the challenge of analyzing nano- and microplastics across several orders of magnitude in particle size for drinking water and food chain health impact studies.

2022 Applied Research 3 citations