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ClearNovel droplet-based approach for investigating bacterial biofilm formation on microplastic
Researchers developed a droplet-based microfluidic approach to study bacterial biofilm formation on microplastics, enabling high-throughput analysis of how plastic surfaces promote biofilm growth. The method revealed that microplastics support biofilm formation that can harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria, linking plastic pollution to antimicrobial resistance concerns.
Novel droplet-based approach for investigating bacterial biofilm formation on microplastic
Researchers developed a droplet-based microfluidic approach to study bacterial biofilm formation on microplastic surfaces, enabling high-throughput screening of how different polymer types and surface conditions influence plastisphere community development.
Droplet-Based Screening for the Investigation of Microbial Nonlinear Dose–Response Characteristics System, Background and Examples
This paper describes how droplet-based microfluidics can be used to characterize how microorganisms respond to different concentrations of chemical effectors, revealing nonlinear dose-response relationships. The technique could help assess how plastic-associated chemicals affect microbial communities at environmentally relevant concentrations.
High-throughput bacterial aggregation analysis in droplets
Researchers developed a high-throughput microfluidic droplet platform for studying bacterial aggregation, combining droplet-based culture with image analysis for automated characterization of aggregation dynamics. The system provided rapid, standardized measurement of bacterial clustering behavior, offering a tool relevant to microplastic biofilm formation and plastisphere ecology studies.
A Droplet-Based Microfluidic Impedance Flow Cytometer for Detection of Micropollutants in Water
A droplet-based microfluidic impedance cytometer was designed and tested for in-situ detection of microplastic particles in water, offering a portable and rapid alternative to laboratory-based analytical methods.
Droplet-based Opto-microfluidic Device for Microplastic Sensing in Aqueous Solutions
Researchers developed a microfluidic device using light to detect plastic microspheres in water droplets, offering a new tool for identifying microplastic contamination in aquatic environments.
Is cell culture a suitable tool for the evaluation of micro- and nanoplastics ecotoxicity?
This review assessed cell culture as a tool for evaluating micro- and nanoplastic ecotoxicity in aquatic organisms, identifying its advantages for high-throughput screening while noting limitations related to relevance to whole-organism and ecosystem-level effects.
An overview – Fate and analysis of marine microplastics with insights into microfluidics, biofilms, and future ecological threats.
This overview examines the fate and analysis of marine microplastics, with focus on microfluidic detection methods, plastisphere biofilm ecology, and future ecological threats from microplastic accumulation in ocean food webs. The authors highlight how microplastic surfaces concentrate toxic contaminants and host distinct microbial communities, amplifying both chemical and biological hazards in marine ecosystems.
Optofluidic light-droplet interaction for rapidly assessing the presence of plastic microspheres within aqueous suspensions
Researchers developed an optofluidic system that uses light-droplet interactions to rapidly detect the presence of plastic microspheres in water. The study demonstrates a new sensing methodology that could enable faster and more practical screening for microplastic contamination in aquatic environments.
Microfluidics as a Ray of Hope for Microplastic Pollution
This review explores how microfluidic technology, which manipulates tiny volumes of fluid on miniature chips, could help address microplastic pollution. Researchers found that microfluidic platforms offer advantages over conventional methods for both detecting and separating microplastics, including lower cost, faster processing, and higher efficiency. The technology shows promise as a practical tool for monitoring and potentially reducing microplastic contamination in the environment.
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.
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.
Effects of microplastic concentration, composition, and size on Escherichia coli biofilm-associated antimicrobial resistance
This study examined how different types of microplastics affect the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria through biofilm formation. The researchers found that the concentration, composition, and size of microplastic particles all influence how effectively bacteria like E. coli develop drug resistance. These findings are important because they help explain how widespread plastic pollution may be contributing to the growing global crisis of antibiotic resistance.
Size-dependent effects of microplastics on antibiotic resistance genes fate in wastewater treatment systems: The role of changed surface property and microbial assemblages in a continuous exposure mode
Researchers developed a continuous exposure method to evaluate how different sizes of microplastics affect antibiotic resistance gene fate in wastewater treatment, finding that smaller microplastics had greater impacts on microbial communities and resistance gene proliferation.
Microbubble-microplastic interactions in batch air flotation
Researchers explored the role of microplastics as carriers of antibiotic resistance genes in aquatic environments, finding that plastic surfaces harbor higher densities of resistance genes than surrounding water. Biofilm formation on microplastics appears to facilitate horizontal gene transfer.
Microfluidic Detection and Analysis of Microplastics Using Surface Nanodroplets
Researchers developed a microfluidic device that uses tiny surface droplets to capture and analyze microplastics as small as 10 micrometers from water samples. The captured particles can be examined under a microscope and identified by type using Raman spectroscopy without removing them from the device. The method offers a simpler, faster, and more affordable way to detect small microplastics compared to conventional filtration techniques.
Machine learning-integrated droplet microfluidic system for accurate quantification and classification of microplastics
Scientists developed a new microplastic detection system that combines tiny droplet-based testing with machine learning to quickly identify and classify microplastic particles. This portable system can accurately detect microplastics on-site without expensive lab equipment, which could make widespread environmental and food safety monitoring much more practical.
Assessment of microplastics using microfluidic approach
Researchers developed a microfluidic chip-based method using Nile red fluorescent staining to detect and count microplastic particles, offering a faster and less expensive alternative to conventional microscopy and spectroscopy approaches for environmental monitoring.
A Guide to Biodetection in Droplets
Not relevant to microplastics — this is a laboratory methods tutorial on droplet-based optical biodetection workflows, focused on label selection for high-throughput biological assays.
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.
Microfluidic Sensors for Micropollutant Detection in Environmental Matrices: Recent Advances and Prospects
This review covers advances in tiny sensor devices called microfluidic sensors that can detect trace amounts of pollutants including microplastics in water and environmental samples. Better detection tools matter for human health because they enable faster, more accurate monitoring of microplastic contamination in drinking water and food sources.
New insight into the effect of microplastics on antibiotic resistance and bacterial community of biofilm
Researchers found that different types of microplastics promote distinct biofilm communities and enhance antibiotic resistance gene proliferation compared to natural substrates, suggesting microplastics serve as unique platforms for the spread of antimicrobial resistance.
Optofluidic light-droplet interaction for rapidly assessing the presence of plastic microspheres within aqueous suspensions
Scientists created a new device that can quickly detect tiny plastic particles (called microplastics) in water by shining light through water droplets and measuring changes in brightness. The device can spot extremely small amounts of plastic pollution - as little as 0.13 milligrams per gram of water. This technology could help us better monitor plastic contamination in our drinking water and environment, which is important since these tiny plastics can harm both ecosystems and human health.
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.