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ClearA microfluidic device for size-based microplastics and microalgae separation
Researchers designed a microfluidic device that separates microplastics and microalgae by size using controlled flow patterns. The device could be used to isolate microplastics from complex environmental water samples containing biological material, improving the accuracy of microplastic monitoring.
Microfluidics-based electrophoretic capture and Raman analysis of micro/nanoplastics
Researchers developed a microfluidics-based electrophoretic capture system combined with Raman spectroscopy analysis to detect and characterize micro- and nanoplastics from aquatic ecosystems, exploiting differences in polymer composition to improve identification accuracy.
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.
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.
Nanofluidic platforms for sensing applications in biomedical and environmental fields
This PhD thesis summary describes the development of nanofluidic platforms for detecting and characterizing nano-objects — including nanoplastics, viruses, and DNA molecules — at the molecular scale. These platforms offer promising tools for advancing the detection and size characterization of nanoplastics in environmental and biological samples.
Low-cost microfluidics: Towards affordable environmental monitoring and assessment
This review highlights how low-cost microfluidic devices offer a promising alternative to expensive, labor-intensive methods for environmental monitoring, enabling rapid detection of pollutants including microplastics, heavy metals, and pathogens with minimal sample volumes.
Detection of Microplastic Waste by Using a Novel Microfluidic System with an Integrated Object Tracking Algorithm
Researchers developed a novel microfluidic system integrated with an object tracking algorithm to detect and distinguish microplastics from other materials in water, using multiple microchannel designs fabricated from PDMS microchips. The system demonstrated the ability to observe microplastic flow and deformation behaviour within microchannels, providing a new platform for automated microplastic detection and characterization.
In-situ microplastic pre-treatment and sorting using an inertial microfluidic device
Researchers developed an inertial microfluidic device capable of pre-treating and sorting microplastics in situ, enabling separation of particles by size and shape prior to chemical analysis or recycling. The system demonstrates the viability of microfluidics for scalable microplastic processing, supporting both environmental monitoring and potential resource recovery applications.
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.
A Low-Cost Microfluidic Method for Microplastics Identification: Towards Continuous Recognition
Researchers developed a low-cost 3D-printed microfluidic device combining Nile Red staining with continuous-flow processing to enable rapid, affordable microplastic identification, demonstrating performance comparable to conventional staining methods while supporting field-deployable monitoring.
A microfluidic approach for label-free identification of small-sized microplastics in seawater
Researchers developed a microfluidic approach for label-free identification of small microplastics in seawater, using impedance-based detection to distinguish different polymer types without chemical labeling, enabling faster and more practical environmental monitoring.
Microfluidics and Chip Development
Researchers developed microfluidic lab-on-chip approaches for two applications: bacterial analysis and microplastic separation, using the principles of fluid dynamics at small scales to create controlled testing conditions within compact chip environments. The project demonstrated that microfluidic platforms can be adapted for environmental monitoring of microplastics, offering a miniaturised and potentially high-throughput detection alternative to conventional methods.
Simple microfluidic device for simultaneous extraction and detection of microplastics in water using DC electrical signal
A simple microfluidic device using a DC electric field between two microwires in a straight channel was developed to simultaneously extract and detect microplastics from water via electrophoretic accumulation. The compact design offers a rapid, low-cost approach to microplastic monitoring.
Focusing, sorting, and separating microplastics by serial faradaic ion concentration polarization
Researchers demonstrated a microfluidic technique that uses electric fields to continuously separate two types of microplastic particles in flowing water. This lab-on-chip approach could be developed into tools for monitoring or removing specific microplastic types from water treatment systems.
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.
Integrated sample processing and counting microfluidic device for microplastics analysis
Researchers developed an integrated microfluidic device that combines sample digestion, filtration, and counting processes for streamlined microplastic analysis. The study demonstrated that this automated approach can successfully quantify microplastics from both river water sediment and fish gastrointestinal tract samples, offering a faster and more accessible alternative to conventional time-consuming manual analysis methods.
Design and Testing of 3D-Printed Microfluidic Devices for Microplastic Monitoring
Researchers designed and tested a stereolithography 3D-printed microfluidic device with impedance spectroscopy electrodes for detecting microplastic particles in drinking water, demonstrating a low-cost fabrication approach for continuous microplastic monitoring systems.
Sensor integration into microfluidic systems: trends and challenges
This review covers recent advances in integrating sensors into tiny microfluidic devices for detecting biological targets like pathogens and protein markers. While not directly about microplastics, the sensor technologies described here are increasingly being adapted to detect and measure micro and nanoplastic particles in water and biological samples. Better sensing tools are essential for understanding how much microplastic exposure humans actually face in their daily lives.
Fluorescence microfluidic system for real-time monitoring of PS and PVC sub-micron microplastics under flowing conditions
Researchers developed a fluorescence microfluidic system for real-time monitoring of polystyrene and PVC sub-micron particles in water, demonstrating rapid detection capability suitable for continuous plastic pollution monitoring in water supplies.
Cost-Effective and Wireless Portable Device for Rapid and Sensitive Quantification of Micro/Nanoplastics
Researchers developed a wireless portable device for rapid quantification of micro- and nanoplastics in water samples, offering a field-deployable alternative to laboratory-based analysis for environmental monitoring.
Microplastics in the environment and the analysis: fulfil knowledge gap of research size covering, methodology and analytical technologies
This PhD study addresses knowledge gaps in microplastic research by developing improved methods for detecting small microplastics (below 200 µm) and working to harmonize analytical approaches, enabling more consistent comparisons of microplastic data across environments and studies.
High-throughput enrichment of micro-nanoplastic using inertial microfluidics
Researchers developed a high-throughput microfluidic enrichment method using inertial microfluidics for concentrating micro- and nanoplastics from water samples, demonstrating this passive particle manipulation technique as an efficient approach for pre-concentrating plastic particles prior to analysis.
Linking the physical and chemical characteristics of single small microplastics or nanoplastics via photolithographic silicon substrates
Researchers developed photolithographic silicon substrates as a platform to co-locate individual small microplastics and nanoplastics, enabling simultaneous morphological and chemical characterization of the same single particles using multiple analytical instruments.
Microplastic in situ detection based on a portable triboelectric microfluidic sensor
Researchers developed a portable triboelectric microfluidic sensor that detects microplastics in water by measuring electrical charges generated as particles flow through a microchannel, demonstrating linear response to polystyrene particle size and concentration for field-deployable environmental monitoring.