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The effect of polypropylene on the formation of byssal threads produced by Dreissena polymorpha (zebra mussels) [PDF]

, 2020
The presence of microfibers and microplastics in the environment is an ever-growing ecological concern. Accumulation of microplastics (plastic particles smaller than 5 mm) in aquatic environments and the subsequent exposure of these particles to ...
Crisman, Anna-Christina Z., Crisman, Anna-Christina Z., Eberhardt, Laurie, Iceman, Christopher, Kostelnik, Eddie, Peller, Julie   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Litter Windrows in the South-East Coast of the Bay of Biscay: An Ocean Process Enabling Effective Active Fishing for Litter [PDF]

, 2020
Large scale convergence regions of floating marine litter are commonly observed in semi-enclosed seas as the Bay of Biscay. However, clean-up activities on such accumulation regions are limited by the spread of the large-size floating litter on the sea ...
Basurko, Oihane C., Cózar Cabañas, Andrés, Declerck, Amandine, Delpey, Matthias, Granado, Igor, Mader, Julien, Rubio, Anna, Ruiz, Irene   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Sustainable Smart Packaging from Protein Nanofibrils

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Smart packaging can extend shelf life and improve food quality monitoring. This study introduces a novel smart packaging solution using amyloid fibrils and red radish anthocyanins to monitor seafood spoilage. These findings show that these films effectively indicate shrimp freshness and possess high antibacterial and antioxidant properties, offering a ...
Mohammad Peydayesh, Alan Kovacevic, Leah Hoffmann, Felix Donat, Ciatta Wobill, Laura Baraldi, Jiangtao Zhou, Christoph R. Müller, Raffaele Mezzenga   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cleanly Removable and Degradable Bio‐Based Adhesive for Flexible Displays

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Sustainable acrylic optically clear adhesives (OCAs) for foldable displays are developed by incorporating ultraviolet (UV)‐triggered debondability and lipoic acid–based degradability through visible‐light‐induced bulk polymerization. These OCAs enable residue‐free removal and degrade into small oligomers or recoverable monomers under mild conditions ...
Youngjoo Park, Sumin Lim, Min Sang Kwon
wiley   +1 more source

State of the Art Offshore In Situ Monitoring of Microplastic

Microplastics, 2022
Microplastics make up a significant amount of the overall quantity of plastic debris that is present in seawater. However, their detection and monitoring at sea is cost-inefficient and challenging; typically, it consists of water sampling with special ...
Daniele Calore, Nicola Fraticelli
doaj   +1 more source

Airborne hydrophilic microplastics in cloud water at high altitudes and their role in cloud formation

Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2023
Microplastic pollution is occurring in most ecosystem, yet their presence in high altitude clouds and their influence on cloud formation and climate change are poorly known.
Yize Wang, H. Okochi, Yuto Tani, H. Hayami, Y. Minami, Naoya Katsumi, Masaki Takeuchi, A. Sorimachi, Y. Fujii, M. Kajino, K. Adachi, Yasuhiro Ishihara, Yoko Iwamoto, Yasuhiro Niida   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Polystyrene Nanoplastic‐Mercury Complexes Detection by Electrolyte‐Gated Carbon Nanotube Field‐Effect Transistor‐Based Sensors

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
An electrolyte‐gated field effect transistor sensor is used to detect an environmentally relevant nanoplastic model. The sensor identifies the presence of polystyrene nanoplastics in water dispersions without significantly altering its performance in the presence of mercury on the nanoplastics’ surface, indicating that it may be utilized in ...
Giulia Elli, Malavika Manju Sudheer, Manuela Ciocca, Luisa Petti, Paolo Lugli, Athanassia Athanassiou, Despina Fragouli   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structures of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthase PhaC from Aeromonas caviae, Producing Biodegradable Plastics

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
PHA synthase (PhaC) is the key enzyme in the polymerization of a biodegradable plastic—polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). Structures of full‐length PhaC reveal three key regions essential for substrate specificity and polymerization. Additionally, this study also highlights the critical role of N‐domain‐dependent dimerization in PhaC activity.
Min Fey Chek, Sun‐Yong Kim, Tomoyuki Mori, Keiji Matsumoto, Shunsuke Sato, Toshio Hakoshima   +5 more
wiley   +2 more sources

How microplastics interact with food chain: a short overview of fate and impacts

Journal of food science and technology, 2023
Microplastics as one of the ubiquitous contaminants have recently attracted attentions. Microplastics have the potential to impact the social-ecological environment.
Meysam Saeedi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Microplastics and their interactions with microbiota

Heliyon, 2023
As a new pollutant, Microplastics (MPs) are globally known for their negative impacts on different ecosystems and living organisms. MPs are easily taken up by the ecosystem in a variety of organisms due to their small size, and cause immunological, neurological, and respiratory diseases in the impacted organism.
Ali Parsaeimehr, Cassandra M. Miller, Gulnihal Ozbay   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources