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Fast microplastics identification with stimulated Raman scattering microscopy

Stimulated Raman scattering microscopy was applied to rapidly identify and image microplastic particles in complex environmental samples at speeds dramatically faster than conventional Raman spectroscopy. The technique has potential to enable high-throughput microplastic analysis that could make large-scale environmental monitoring more feasible.

2018 Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 165 citations
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Rapid MicroplasticDetection Using High-ThroughputScreening Raman Spectroscopy

Researchers developed a high-throughput screening Raman spectroscopy system for rapid microplastic detection, overcoming the traditional tradeoff between spatial resolution, field of view, and analytical throughput to enable faster identification of plastic particles across environmental samples with low concentrations.

2025 Figshare
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Study on Rapid Recognition of Marine Microplastics Based on Raman Spectroscopy

Researchers developed a rapid identification system for marine microplastics using Raman spectroscopy, enabling quick determination of plastic type and size. Fast, accurate identification tools are critical for monitoring the growing problem of microplastic pollution in ocean environments.

2021 Knowledge Repository of Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, CAS (Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research) 9 citations
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Identification of microplastics using Raman spectroscopy: Latest developments and future prospects

This review summarizes the latest advances in using Raman spectroscopy to identify microplastics in environmental samples, highlighting improvements in speed, sensitivity, and the ability to characterize plastic type and surface chemistry.

2018 Water Research 936 citations
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Raman spectroscopy: Recent advances in fast and reliable microplastic analysis

This review summarized recent advances in Raman spectroscopy for fast and reliable microplastic identification, covering improvements in speed, sensitivity, and automation that are making the technique more practical for routine environmental monitoring. Raman-based methods are increasingly able to identify microplastics in complex environmental matrices including biological tissues.

2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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An aberration-free line scan confocal Raman imager and type classification and distribution detection of microplastics

Researchers developed an advanced Raman imaging system that can identify and classify microplastics as small as 1 micrometer in diameter with 98% accuracy, working about 100 times faster than traditional methods. The system can also detect harmful chemical residues like phthalate plasticizers on microplastic surfaces. Faster and more accurate detection tools like this are essential for understanding the full scope of microplastic contamination in food and water and its potential impact on human health.

2024 Journal of Hazardous Materials 11 citations
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Microplastic identification using Raman microsocpy

Researchers developed and implemented a Raman spectroscopy system for rapid detection and identification of microplastic particles on substrates. The system enables efficient chemical characterization of microplastics found across diverse environmental matrices including ocean, lakes, soil, beach sediment, and human blood.

2022 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Using optimized particle imaging of micro-Raman to characterize microplastics in water samples

Researchers developed a micro-Raman automatic particle identification technique that can characterize microplastics in water samples up to 100 times faster than traditional point-by-point detection methods, while maintaining high precision for identifying polymer types, sizes, and morphologies.

2023 The Science of The Total Environment 12 citations
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Identification of Microplastics Using a Custom Built Micro-Raman Spectrometer

Researchers built a custom micro-Raman spectrometer and demonstrated its use for identifying microplastic polymer types in environmental samples, achieving sensitive and specific polymer identification at particle sizes down to a few micrometers.

2023 Journal of Physics Conference Series 18 citations
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Rapid Microplastic Detection Using High-Throughput Screening Raman Spectroscopy

Researchers developed a high-throughput Raman spectroscopy platform combining a 3.15 × 2.10 mm field of view with 1.4 µm spatial resolution for rapid label-free detection of microplastics. The system integrates automated particle recognition, autofocus correction, and spectral acquisition, significantly reducing analysis time compared to conventional micro-Raman approaches.

2025 ACS Omega 4 citations
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Raman Microspectroscopy: Improvement in Signal Generation and Collection to Facilitate Raman Spectroscopy

Advances in Raman microspectroscopy were reviewed for improving signal generation and analysis in microplastic identification, including new detector designs and data processing algorithms. Enhanced Raman spectroscopy capabilities enable faster and more accurate polymer identification at smaller particle sizes.

2025 IntechOpen eBooks 1 citations
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A semi-automated Raman micro-spectroscopy method for morphological and chemical characterizations of microplastic litter

Researchers developed a semi-automated Raman micro-spectroscopy method coupled with static image analysis for characterizing microplastics, achieving morphological and chemical identification of over 1,000 particles in under three hours, with polyethylene, polystyrene, and polypropylene as the dominant types in the environmental sample.

2016 Marine Pollution Bulletin 176 citations
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Raman spectroscopy: Recent advances in fast and reliable microplastic analysis

This review covered recent advances in Raman spectroscopy for fast and reliable microplastic analysis, with emphasis on its ability to characterize small particles that can penetrate living tissues. The authors highlight improvements in speed and sensitivity that are making Raman techniques more practical for environmental monitoring.

2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Fast compressive Raman micro-spectroscopy to image and classify microplastics from natural marine environment

Researchers developed a fast compressive Raman micro-spectroscopy system for imaging and classifying microplastics on filters, achieving significant speed improvements over conventional point-scanning Raman methods. The system correctly identified polymer types in heterogeneous real-world samples, offering a practical tool for routine microplastic monitoring in water and sediment samples.

2024 Environmental Technology & Innovation 8 citations
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Fast Detection and Classification of Microplastics by a Wide-Field Fourier Transform Raman Microscope

Researchers developed a new wide-field Raman microscope that can rapidly detect and identify microplastic particles with high spatial and chemical accuracy. The instrument can image a large sample area in about 15 minutes and identify particles down to roughly one micrometer in size. The technology was validated on microplastics from seawater and biological samples, offering a faster alternative to existing detection methods.

2025 Environmental Science & Technology 10 citations
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Fast Detection andClassification of Microplasticsby a Wide-Field Fourier Transform Raman Microscope

Researchers developed a wide-field hyperspectral Fourier transform Raman microscope for rapid detection and classification of microplastics extracted from environmental matrices. The instrument achieved high spatial resolution and chemical specificity across a large field of view, enabling faster throughput for microplastic identification compared to conventional point-scanning Raman approaches.

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Characterization and identification of microplastics using Raman spectroscopy coupled with multivariate analysis

Researchers developed a new method using Raman spectroscopy combined with machine learning to identify and classify seven types of microplastics with over 98% accuracy for most polymer types. The approach was also able to correctly identify real-world microplastic samples from snack boxes, water bottles, juice bottles, and medicine vials. This technique could make microplastic detection faster and more reliable compared to manual analysis methods.

2022 Analytica Chimica Acta 168 citations
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Development of a machine learning-based method for the analysis of microplastics in environmental samples using µ-Raman spectroscopy

Researchers developed a machine learning system to identify microplastics in environmental samples using Raman spectroscopy — a technique that identifies materials by how they scatter light — training it on over 64,000 spectra and achieving recall above 99% and precision above 97%. Combining the AI with human review reduced analysis time from several hours to under one hour per sample, making microplastic monitoring far more practical at scale.

2023 Microplastics and Nanoplastics 41 citations
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High-throughput Raman platform for microplastics detection on filtration membranes

Researchers developed a high-throughput line-scan Raman imaging platform combining mosaic scanning spectroscopy and optical microscopy to detect and characterise microplastics >=10 µm on 47 mm diameter filtration membranes. By integrating deep learning segmentation algorithms for automated polymer classification and size distribution analysis, the platform completes full filter analysis within one hour, representing a substantial advance over conventional approaches for environmental and industrial microplastic monitoring.

2025 Journal of Hazardous Materials
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How to Identify and Quantify Microplastics and Nanoplastics Using Raman Imaging?

This paper reviews advances in Raman imaging as a method for identifying and quantifying microplastics and nanoplastics in environmental samples, discussing current protocols, analytical challenges, and the need for standardization.

2024 Analytical Chemistry 9 citations