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Beyond microbeads: Examining the role of cosmetics in microplastic pollution and spotlighting unanswered questions.

Journal of Hazardous Materials
The presence of microplastics in cosmetics and personal care products (C&PCPs) has been increasingly in the public eye since the early 2010s. Despite increasing research into the potential environmental and health effects of microplastics, most research ...
A. Kukkola, Andrew J Chetwynd, Stefan Krause, I. Lynch   +3 more
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Leaftronics: Bio‐Fractal Scaffolds From Leaf Venation for Low‐Waste Electronics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
“Leaftronics” transforms naturally evolved leaf venation into quasi‐fractal scaffolds for sustainable electronics. Polymer‐infiltrated leaf skeletons can be used to fabricate ultra‐smooth, reflow‐ and thin‐film‐compatible decomposable substrates, while making the same lignocellulose networks conducting results in flexible transparent electrodes.
Rakesh Rajendran Nair, Hrisheekesh Thachoth Chandran, Karl Leo, Hans Kleemann   +3 more
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Polyphenol‐Inspired Materials for Agricultural Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review outlines the use of polyphenol‐inspired materials for sustainable agriculture, highlighting their molecular design, interfacial assembly, structure–property relationships, and prospects toward precision agriculture, climate resilience, ecosystem protection, and circular bioeconomy strategies.
Haofu Liu, Omid Mazaheri, Zhixing Lin, Tianzheng Wang, Jingqu Chen, Yuang Gu, Xia Liang, Deli Chen, Frank Caruso   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preliminary Assessment into the Prevalence and Distribution of Microplastics in North and South Pacific Island Beaches

Microplastics, 2023
Microplastic pollution has become an increasing danger to marine wildlife and ecosystems worldwide. The continued increase in the production of plastic products has caused microplastic pollution to become more distributed, especially along shorelines ...
Monika Bleszynski, Edward Clark
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Artificial Intelligence Meets Micro/Nanorobotics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Artificial intelligence is transforming micro‐ and nanorobots from externally controlled, task‐specific machines into adaptive, autonomous systems. Machine learning, multimodal perception, digital twins, AI‐guided materials and geometry design enhance propulsion, localization, decision‐making, whichaccelerates clinical and environmental applications ...
Fatma M. Yurtsever, Minitha Cherukutty Ramakrishnan, Ian Kuula Ross, Ivan Zelinka, Hamed Shahsavan, Michal Otyepka, Martin Pumera   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review of Microplastics Research in the Shipbuilding and Maritime Transport Industry

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Microplastics are contaminants of increasing environmental concern, particularly in marine ecosystems where they can be easily ingested by marine organisms, causing adverse health problems in animals and, through trophic transfer, in humans.
Ivana Lučin, Ante Sikirica, Bože Lučin, Marta Alvir   +3 more
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Microplastic pollution in soil and groundwater: a review

Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2021
Plastic particles of less than 5 mm size, referred as microplastics, have recently become a major environmental issue. While microplastics are well known in marine and lake systems, there have been less investigations in soils and groundwater.
R. Chia, Jin-Yong Lee, Heejung Kim, Ji-Hyoun Jang   +3 more
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Multilayer Biobased Poly(ethylene furanoate)/Graphene Oxide Nanofibrous Membranes With Directional Water Transport for Efficient Microplastics Filtration

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A self‐assembled multilayer biobased PEF/GO nanofibrous membrane was developed by electrospinning for efficient PLA microplastics (MPs) filtration. The membrane combines superhydrophilicity, directional water transport, mechanical robustness, and a synergistic size‐exclusion interception and electrostatic repulsion MPs separation mechanism, enabling ...
Juraij Kandiyil, Sumayya Ansari, Prasanna Kumar S Mural, Yaser E. Greish, Adnan Younis, Akmal Nazir, Muhammad Z. Iqbal   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding and addressing microplastic pollution: Impacts, mitigation, and future perspectives.

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
Improper disposal of household and industrial waste into water bodies has transformed them into de facto dumping grounds. Plastic debris, weathered on beaches degrades into micro-particles and releases chemical additives that enter the water ...
R. Debnath, G. S. Prasad, Adnan Amin, M. M. Malik, Ishtiyaq Ahmad, Adnan Abubakr, S. Borah, M. Rather, F. Impellitteri, Ifra Tabassum, G. Piccione, C. Faggio   +11 more
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The impact of microplastic pollution on ecological environment: a review.

Frontiers in Bioscience, 2022
Microplastic pollution and its impact on the ecological environment have attracted worldwide attention. The strong adsorption capacity of the microplastic surface plays an important role in the migration of microplastics throughout the environment ...
Xi Mao, Yuchen Xu, Zhong Cheng, Yunbo Yang, Z. Guan, Lu Jiang, K. Tang   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source