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Investigating microplastics through electrochemical impedance spectroscopy: an analytical method for their label-free analysis

Researchers demonstrated that electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) — a technique that measures how materials resist electrical current — can quickly detect and quantify microplastics in water without chemical labels, and can even distinguish between clean plastic particles and those contaminated with lead ions. This label-free method offers a faster, simpler alternative to conventional lab techniques for monitoring microplastic pollution and the toxic metals they carry.

2025 Nova Science Publishers (Nova Science Publishers, Inc.)
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Measuring Microplastic Concentrations in Water by Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy

Researchers developed a method using electrical impedance spectroscopy to measure microplastic concentrations in water samples without requiring complex laboratory equipment. The technique can distinguish between different concentrations and types of plastic particles based on their electrical properties. The study offers a potentially faster and more accessible approach for routine microplastic monitoring in water treatment and environmental settings.

2024 Water 5 citations
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Electrical impedance spectroscopy based strategy for detecting and differentiating microplastics in water

Researchers developed a submersible electrical impedance spectroscopy approach capable of detecting and differentiating microplastics directly in biologically active aquatic environments, overcoming the labor-intensive preprocessing requirements of conventional FTIR and Raman methods.

2025 Journal of Water Process Engineering
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Microplastics Detection and Estimation by Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy Advances: Recent Trends

This review examines recent advances in electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) as a detection and estimation method for microplastics, surveying emerging trends in sensor design and signal analysis. The authors assess the potential of EIS-based approaches as rapid, cost-effective alternatives to conventional spectroscopic identification methods.

2024 Research & Development in Material Science 1 citations
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Flow-Through Quantification of Microplastics Using Impedance Spectroscopy

Impedance spectroscopy was demonstrated as a high-throughput, flow-through method for quantifying and sizing microplastics in water without visual sorting or preprocessing, with spike-and-recovery experiments in tap water validating its potential for rapid environmental monitoring.

2021 ACS Sensors 118 citations
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Development of microfluidic device to monitor the contamination in drinking water using impedance spectroscopy

Researchers developed a microfluidic device using electrical impedance spectroscopy to detect and monitor microplastic particles in drinking water. The device aimed to provide a real-time, sensitive method for MP contamination monitoring at the point of use.

2025
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Microplastic Detection in Water Using a Sensor Network, An Electronic Tongue and Spectroscopy Impedance

Researchers developed an electronic sensor system using impedance spectroscopy to detect microplastics in drinking water without needing expensive laboratory equipment. By running 160 experiments with different water contaminant combinations, they showed that the technique can distinguish microplastic contamination using electrochemical signals and statistical analysis. Affordable, portable detection systems like this are important for monitoring water supplies in regions where lab infrastructure is limited.

2023 1 citations
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Detection of microplastics in water using electrical impedance spectroscopy and support vector machines

Researchers developed an electrical impedance spectroscopy method combined with support vector machine classifiers that can distinguish polypropylene and polyolefin microplastics in water — including at varying salinity and organic content — offering a promising approach for rapid in-situ microplastic detection.

2023 tm - Technisches Messen 11 citations
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Microplastics detection by impact electrochemistry

This paper explores impact electrochemistry—a technique where individual particles colliding with an electrode generate detectable electrical pulses—as a method for detecting and characterizing microplastics in water. The approach offers the potential for rapid, single-particle detection without the need for complex sample preparation or optical instruments, which could make microplastic monitoring cheaper and more accessible. Developing faster and simpler detection methods is important for scaling up environmental monitoring programs.

2026 SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository
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Label-free impedimetric analysis of microplastics dispersed in aqueous media polluted by Pb2+ ions

Researchers developed a simple electrochemical method to distinguish between clean and lead-contaminated microplastics in water without needing complex laboratory equipment. The technique uses impedance measurements to rapidly detect whether microplastics carry adsorbed heavy metal pollutants. The approach could be useful for quick field assessments of how contaminated microplastics are in environmental water samples.

2024 Analytical Methods 6 citations
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Approaches to Detect Microplastics in Water Using Electrical Impedance Measurements and Support Vector Machines

Researchers developed an electrical impedance spectroscopy method enhanced with machine learning to detect microplastics in water, achieving over 98% classification accuracy for stationary samples and over 85% for dynamic flow measurements across different plastic materials and particle sizes.

2023 IEEE Sensors Journal 30 citations
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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.

2023 Scientific Reports 31 citations
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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.

2024 Environments 7 citations
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Electrochemical Detection of Microplastics in Water Using Ultramicroelectrodes

Researchers developed a new electrochemical method for detecting microplastics in water using ultramicroelectrodes. The technique works by monitoring changes in electrical current when microplastic particles collide with and adsorb onto the electrode surface, and the size distributions obtained closely matched independent measurements, demonstrating its potential as a practical detection tool.

2024 Chemosensors 11 citations
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Highly selective electrochemical impedance spectroscopy-based graphene electrode for rapid detection of microplastics

A graphene electrode derived from petroleum waste was developed and applied as an electrochemical impedance spectroscopy sensor for highly selective detection of microplastics in aquatic samples. The approach offers a sensitive and selective alternative to optical methods for environmental microplastic monitoring.

2022 The Science of The Total Environment 44 citations
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Electrochemical Detection of Microplastics in Aqueous Media

Researchers demonstrated that microplastics in water can be detected electrochemically by counting oxygen reduction events when plastic particles collide with a carbon microwire electrode, finding a linear relationship between particle concentration and collision frequency.

2025 Sensors 2 citations
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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.

2025
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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.

2024 4 citations
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Concentration analysis of metal-labeled nanoplastics in different water samples using electrochemistry

Researchers developed a low-cost electrochemical method to quantify polystyrene nanoplastics in water by attaching silver ions to their surfaces, reducing the silver to metal, and measuring the resulting signal via voltammetry, achieving 93–112% recovery rates across nanoplastic sizes in lake water and seawater.

2023 The Science of The Total Environment 11 citations
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Field-Portable Microplastic Sensing in Aqueous Environments: A Perspective on Emerging Techniques

This review examines emerging field-portable technologies for detecting and quantifying microplastics in aqueous environments, discussing optical, spectroscopic, and electrochemical sensing approaches. Researchers identify the lack of a standardized, rapid on-site method as the primary bottleneck limiting accurate real-world microplastic monitoring.

2021 Sensors 44 citations
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Electrochemical approaches for detecting micro and nano-plastics in different environmental matrices

This review evaluates electrochemical sensor technologies as alternatives to conventional spectroscopy methods for detecting micro- and nanoplastics in environmental samples. Researchers found that electrochemical approaches offer advantages in cost, portability, and speed, making them better suited for widespread field monitoring. The study identifies key technical challenges that need to be resolved before these sensors can be broadly adopted for routine environmental surveillance.

2025 International Journal of Electrochemical Science 3 citations
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Microplastic Identification Using Impedance Spectroscopy and Machine Learning Algorithms

Scientists developed a new method to detect and classify microplastics in water using electrical measurements and machine learning. The system can identify different sizes of PET microplastic particles with high accuracy, offering a potential tool for real-time water quality monitoring. Better detection methods like this are important for understanding how much microplastic contamination exists in drinking water and other water sources.

2024 International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks 10 citations
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An Electrochemical Biosensing Approach for Detection of Microplastic Beads

Researchers developed an electrochemical enzyme-based biosensor to detect microplastic beads across a range of sizes in water, providing a simpler and lower-cost detection approach than conventional spectroscopic methods for environmental and public health monitoring.

2025
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Toward Continuous Nano-Plastic Monitoring in Water by High Frequency Impedance Measurement With Nano-Electrode Arrays

Researchers explored high-frequency impedance measurements using CMOS nano-electrode arrays as a potential tool for real-time, label-free monitoring of nanoplastic particles in water, demonstrating nano-scale detection capability with potential for continuous environmental monitoring.

2023 IEEE Sensors Journal 16 citations