Micro and nanoplastics identification: classic methods and innovative detection techniques

S Mariano, S Tacconi, M Fidaleo, M Rossi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Micro and nanoplastics are fragments with dimensions less than a millimeter invading all
terrestrial and marine environments. They have become a major global environmental issue …

Poloxamers, poloxamines and polymeric micelles: Definition, structure and therapeutic applications in cancer

M Almeida, M Magalhães, F Veiga… - Journal of Polymer …, 2018 - Springer
Research for new therapies to treat diseases like cancer, it is one of the focus of Health
Sciences. Nowadays, the available therapeutic strategies have in many cases limitations …

Impact of microplastics on the ocular surface

D Wu, BXH Lim, I Seah, S ** subject that is relevant in environmental and
food research, as well as in human toxicity, among other fields. NPs have recently been …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics as an Emerging Potential Threat: Toxicity, Life Cycle Assessment, and Management

SS Ali, MHM Alsharbaty, R Al-Tohamy, MA Khalil… - Toxics, 2024 - mdpi.com
The pervasiveness of microplastics (MPs) in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems has become
a significant environmental concern in recent years. Because of their slow rate of disposal …

[HTML][HTML] Orally ingested micro-and nano-plastics: A hidden driver of inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer

A Bruno, M Dovizio, C Milillo, E Aruffo, M Pesce… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Micro-and nano-plastics (MNPLs) can move along the food chain to higher-level organisms
including humans. Three significant routes for MNPLs have been reported: ingestion …

Quantification of airborne concentrations of micro-scale and submicron phosphors in the manufacturing environment by spectrofluorometric method

F Deniz, K Ertekin, U Ulucan - Chemical Papers, 2022 - Springer
In this work, micro-scale and submicron luminescent particles dispersed in the air were
filtered and quantified by fluorescence spectroscopy. A well-known phosphor; lutetium …

Coronene-based quantum dots for the delivery of the doxorubicin anticancer drug: a computational study

S Amigh, A Mohajeri - New Journal of Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Coronene-based quantum dots have theoretically been investigated as potential carriers for
the loading and controlled release of the doxorubicin (DOX) drug. Density functional theory …

Environmental nanoremediation and electron microscopies

E Carata, E Panzarini, L Dini - Nanotechnologies for Environmental …, 2017 - Springer
Cleaning up the environment from various sources of pollution is a commitment to not only
preserve ecological health but also human health. Pollution in the environment can be …

Radioactive Nano-and Microparticles Released from Fukushima Daiichi: Technical Challenges of Multiple Analytic Techniques

S Utsunomiya, K Fueda, K Minomo, K Horie… - 2022 - books.rsc.org
The nuclear disaster that occurred after the great east Japan earthquake in March 2011
caused serious damage to nuclear reactor Units 1–4 at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear …