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Toxicity Differences Between Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Organs: From Molecular Mechanisms to Potential Therapeutic Strategies

Med Research, EarlyView.
This review systematically compares the size‐dependent toxicity of microplastics and nanoplastics in the intestine, liver, kidney, lung, and brain. Particle size determines bioavailability, barrier penetration, and injury mechanisms. Because of their small size and high surface reactivity, NPs readily cross the intestinal epithelium and blood–brain ...
Yixian Cheng, Junjie Chen, Rui Fu, Jiawei Zhang, Jianguang Jia, Wei Wang, Zheng Zhang, Peng Zhang, Haosong Chen, Huake Cao, Gang Li, Weiwei Sheng, Ting Li, Bo Chen, Guodong Cao   +14 more
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Development of Cellulosic Bioplastic‐Based Biocomposites for Biodegradable Packaging Applications: Effect of High Acetyl Content and High Filler Loading

Polymer Engineering &Science, EarlyView.
Schematic representation of the development of cellulosic bioplastic‐based biocomposites via reactive extrusion and injection molding, demonstrating improved oxygen and water vapor barrier properties for biodegradable packaging applications. ABSTRACT Cellulosic bioplastics have attained significant interest because of their biodegradability and ...
Reshma Krishnan, Manjusri Misra, Amar K. Mohanty   +2 more
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Recent Advances in Photocatalyst‐Driven Protein Labeling and Proximity Mapping

The Chemical Record, EarlyView.
Photocatalyst‐driven protein labeling and proximity mapping have rapidly advanced as powerful strategies for spatiotemporal control in complex biological environments. This review integrates recent developments across single‐electron transfer and energy transfer‐based mechanisms and highlights how catalyst design, reactive intermediates, and diffusion ...
Shinichi Sato, Kazuki Miura, Juki Nakao, Hiroyuki Nakamura   +3 more
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Maternal Polystyrene Nanoplastic Exposure Impairs Cardiac Development in Mouse Offspring and Identifies Lactation as a Sensitive Window in Males

Biology
Maternal exposure to nanoplastics is a growing concern, but its effects on offspring cardiac development and the relative importance of prenatal and lactational exposure remain unclear.
Xiaorui Zhang, Yingguang Li, Xiaotao Zhang, Wenli Shi, Hui Deng, Lingxian Yi, Shuaizhen Zhou, Daojin Yu   +7 more
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Juvenile and Pubertal Exposure to Polystyrene Nanoplastics Impairs Epididymal Structure and Sperm Quality in Mice

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nanoplastics (NPs) are emerging environmental contaminants capable of crossing biological barriers, accumulating in tissues, and disrupting physiological pathways. The male reproductive system is particularly vulnerable during the postnatal period, a developmental window characterized by intense testicular differentiation and epididymal ...
Gabriel Magalhães Oliveira Rigo, Nicoly Caixêta Gonçalves, Cristiana Livramento Oliveira Pinto, Patrícia Corona Lopes, Raul Silva Santarem, Juliana Reis Machado, Régia Caroline Peixoto Lira, Ana Paula Ramos, Marcos Vinicius da Silva, Hugo Felix Perini, Gláucia Eloisa Munhoz de Lion Siervo   +10 more
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Polystyrene Nanoplastic Contaminants Denature Human Apolipoprotein A-1

Nano Letters
The subject of nanoplastics is of growing importance, as the use of plastics in our everyday lives has caused nanoplastics to be abundant in the air, water, and soil, bringing them in contact with humans and animals. Understanding how proteins bind and structure themselves at these nanoplastic interfaces is critical for determining the toxicity and ...
Akriti Mishra, Thaddeus W. Golbek, Judith Zubia-Aranburu, Fani Madzharova, Taner Drace, Andreas Bøggild, Thomas Boesen, Khezar H. Saeed, Lasse H. Klausen, Mingdong Dong, Steven J. Roeters, Tobias Weidner   +11 more
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Microplastics and the Endocrine–Metabolic Interface: Novel Diagnostic Tools Targeting Thyroid–Adipose Axis

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Microplastics (MPs) have been identified as major environmental contaminants that can affect organisms directly and act as carriers of particles and chemical additives, thereby aggravating endocrine networks that coordinate metabolic homeostasis.
Sunday Amos Onikanni, Babasola Aiyeku, Marjorie Dardis Murucci, Temitope Aribigbola, Kenia Bispo, Oluwatosin Stella Olayinka, Rômulo Sperduto Dezonne, Sara Gemini Piperni, Paula Soares, Denise Pires de Carvalho, Leandro Miranda‐Alves   +10 more
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Impact of Environmental Microparticles on Insect Olfaction

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Terrestrial insects underpin key ecosystem services, including pollination, herbivory regulation, decomposition, nutrient cycling, and disease control. These functions depend on chemical communication that guides insects to food, mates, hosts, shelters, and oviposition sites while helping them avoid threats.
Steve B. S. Baleba, Danube K. N. Wandji, Yves H. Tchiechoua, Komi Mensah Agboka, Iman B. Hassaballa, Victor O. Omondi, Beatrice T. Nganso, Saliou Niassy, Souleymane Diallo, Merid N. Getahun   +9 more
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From Consumer Plastics to Aquatic Toxicants: Oxidative and Endocrine Effects of Microplastics on Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) Larvae

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Secondary microplastics (MPs) from single‐use consumer products are rapidly becoming one of the most persistent and widespread pollutants of our time. Freshwater systems act as early sinks for MPs where fragmentation and additive leaching expose aquatic life to a broad spectrum of toxic compounds.
Alisha M. Janiga‐MacNelly, Andrew Barrick, Tham C. Hoang, Ramon Lavado   +3 more
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Polystyrene nanoplastics exposure causes erectile dysfunction in rats

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-NPs), emerging and increasingly pervasive environmental contaminants, have the potential to cause persistent harm to organisms. Although previous reports have documented local accumulation and adverse effects in a variety of major organs after PS-NPs exposure, the impact of PS-NPs exposure on erectile function remains ...
Ming Wang, Bangshun Dai, Qiushi Liu, Xiaobin Wang, Yunzheng Xiao, Guilong Zhang, Hui Jiang, Xiansheng Zhang, Li Zhang   +8 more
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