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RepDwNet: Lightweight Deep Learning Model for Special Biological Blood Raman Spectra Analysis

Researchers developed a lightweight deep learning model called RepDwNet for analyzing Raman spectroscopy data from biological blood samples. The model achieved high accuracy while being small enough to run on portable spectrometer devices used in the field. The study demonstrates that advanced AI analysis of Raman spectra can be made practical for point-of-care and on-site testing applications without sacrificing analytical performance.

2024 Chemosensors 5 citations
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Recent Advances in Raman Spectral Classification with Machine Learning

This review summarized recent advances in applying machine learning to Raman spectral classification, addressing the challenges of weak signals, complex spectra, and high-dimensional data that limit traditional chemometric methods. The advances have significant implications for automated, high-throughput microplastic polymer identification.

2026 Sensors 1 citations
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Microplastic Spectral Classification Using Deep Learning with Denoising and Dimensionality Reduction

Researchers developed a deep learning approach for microplastic spectral classification that incorporates denoising and dimensionality reduction steps, improving the accuracy of identifying and classifying microplastic polymer types from spectral data in marine ecosystems.

2024 1 citations
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Development of representative convolutional neural network based models for microplastic spectral identification

Researchers developed more representative convolutional neural network (CNN) models for microplastic spectral identification by training on expanded spectral databases that include greater diversity of plastic types, aging stages, secondary additives, pigments, and environmental contamination, outperforming library-search methods in classification accuracy and speed.

2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Automatic classification of microplastics and natural organic matter mixtures using a deep learning model

Researchers developed a deep learning model using a convolutional neural network with spatial attention to classify microplastics mixed with natural organic matter from Raman spectra. The model achieved 99.54% accuracy compared to just 31.44% from conventional spectral library software, demonstrating that AI-based approaches can dramatically improve microplastic identification accuracy while reducing the need for time-intensive preprocessing steps.

2023 Water Research 45 citations
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Raman Spectroscopy Enhanced By Machine Learning For Effective Microplastic Detection In Aquatic Systems

Researchers explored combining Raman spectroscopy with machine learning techniques to improve microplastic detection and classification in aquatic systems. The study found that deep learning models, particularly convolutional neural networks, achieved high classification accuracy and significantly reduced reliance on labor-intensive manual spectral analysis for real-time environmental monitoring.

2025 International Journal of Environmental Sciences 1 citations
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Deep Learning for Reconstructing Low-Quality FTIR and Raman Spectra─A Case Study in Microplastic Analyses

Researchers developed a deep learning method to reconstruct low-quality FTIR and Raman spectra, demonstrating its effectiveness for automated microplastic analysis where rapid measurement workflows produce noisy, challenging spectral datasets.

2021 Analytical Chemistry 104 citations
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PlasticNet: Deep Learning for Automatic Microplastic Recognition via FT-IR Spectroscopy

Researchers developed PlasticNet, a deep learning algorithm that automatically identifies microplastic types from infrared spectral data, outperforming conventional library matching approaches. Automating microplastic identification could dramatically speed up the analysis of environmental samples and reduce human error.

2021 Journal of Computational Vision and Imaging Systems 12 citations
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Identification of Polymers with a Small Data Set of Mid-infrared Spectra: A Comparison between Machine Learning and Deep Learning Models

Researchers compared multiple machine learning and deep learning models for identifying polymer types from mid-infrared spectral data using a small reference dataset, finding that certain deep learning architectures outperformed traditional methods even with limited training examples, supporting automated microplastic identification.

2023 Environmental Science & Technology Letters 19 citations
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SpectraNet: A unified deep learning framework for infrared spectroscopy-based prediction of plastic recyclability, type classification, and microplastic identification

Researchers built SpectraNet, a deep learning framework using mid-infrared spectroscopy to perform three tasks—plastic recyclability assessment, polymer type classification, and microplastic identification—supported by an open-access infrared spectral database of plastics and microplastics.

2025 Journal of Hazardous Materials
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Identification of marine microplastics by laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy: 1-Dimensional convolutional neural network and continuous convolutional model

Researchers investigated using laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy combined with deep learning models to identify six types of marine microplastics. A continuous convolution neural network model achieved 99.5% classification accuracy, outperforming a standard 1D convolutional network at 97.5%. The approach offers a faster and less expensive alternative to traditional FTIR and Raman spectroscopy methods for microplastic identification.

2025 Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 1 citations
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Hybrid deep learning framework for environmental microplastic classification: Integrating CNN-based spectral feature extraction and transformer models

Researchers developed a hybrid deep learning framework combining convolutional and attention-based architectures to classify environmental microplastics from FTIR spectra, achieving improved accuracy on weathered and contaminated samples that challenge conventional spectral library approaches.

2025 Environmental Pollution 2 citations
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Reducing SpectralConfusion in Microplastic Analysis:A U‑Net Deep Learning Approach

Researchers developed a U-Net deep learning model to address spectral confusion between polyethylene and fatty acids in Raman spectroscopy-based microplastic detection, training the model on spectra from polystyrene, polyethylene, stearic acid, oleic acid, fatty acid mixtures, and polypropylene. The model achieved precise classification and, combined with binarization techniques, offered scalable qualitative and quantitative analysis of microplastics in complex environmental samples.

2025 Figshare
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Optimized recognition of microplastic ATR-FTIR spectra with deep learning

Researchers developed an optimized deep learning method for identifying microplastics from ATR-FTIR spectra, improving classification accuracy for weathered and environmentally contaminated MP samples that challenge standard spectral library matching approaches.

2025
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Rapid identification of microplastic using portable Raman system and extra trees algorithm

Researchers developed a portable Raman spectroscopy system combined with a machine learning algorithm to rapidly identify and classify different types of microplastics in the field. Portable real-time identification tools are important for environmental monitoring programs that need to quickly characterize microplastics without sending samples to a laboratory.

2020 7 citations
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GoogLeNet/DenseNet-201 to classify near-infrared (NIR) spectrum graphs for cancer diagnosis – using pretrained image networks for medical spectroscopy

This study compared pretrained deep learning image classification networks—GoogLeNet and DenseNet-201—with traditional machine learning methods for classifying near-infrared spectra of cancerous and non-cancerous tissue, a methodology relevant to spectroscopic identification of microplastics in biological samples.

2025
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Deep learning for chemometric analysis of plastic spectral data from infrared and Raman databases

A novel deep learning architecture called PolymerSpectraDecisionNet was trained to identify common recyclable plastics from infrared and Raman spectral databases. The model outperformed conventional chemometric methods for polymer classification and was designed to handle real-world spectral variability relevant to the plastics recycling industry.

2022 Resources Conservation and Recycling 55 citations
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Deep learning analysis for rapid detection and classification of household plastics based on Raman spectroscopy

Researchers developed a deep learning system that can identify eight common household plastic types using Raman spectroscopy with 97% accuracy. This is faster and more reliable than traditional methods for classifying plastics. Better plastic identification tools like this are important for microplastic research because they allow scientists to quickly determine what types of plastic particles are contaminating environmental and food samples.

2024 Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 22 citations
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Classification of household microplastics using a multi-model approach based on Raman spectroscopy

Researchers developed a machine learning approach combined with Raman spectroscopy to identify and classify microplastics commonly found in household products. By using multiple models together, they achieved over 98% accuracy in identifying seven types of standard and real-world microplastic samples, even after environmental weathering. This multi-model approach could provide a faster, more reliable tool for detecting and monitoring microplastic contamination in everyday settings.

2023 Chemosphere 59 citations
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Deep convolutional neural networks for aged microplastics identification by Fourier transform infrared spectra classification

This study developed a deep learning model using convolutional neural networks to automatically identify aged microplastics from their infrared spectra. Aging changes the chemical signature of plastics, making them harder to identify with conventional spectral databases. The AI approach achieved high accuracy and could significantly speed up the analysis of environmental samples where weathered microplastics are the norm.

2023 The Science of The Total Environment 28 citations