ReviewNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Impact of Microplastics and Nanoplastics on Human Health.
Review in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 212 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
212 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Molecular and Cellular Effects of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in the Pathogenesis of Cardiovascular, Nervous, Urinary, Digestive, and Reproductive System Diseases: A Global Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Atomistic-Level Insights into the Role of Mutations in the Engineering of PET Hydrolases: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Nanoplastics and Immune Disruption: A Systematic Review of Exposure Routes, Mechanisms, and Health Implications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Exposure to Polystyrene Nanoplastics Induces Ferroptosis-Associated Cardiac Injury: Cell-Based Evidence for Lysosome-Associated NLRX1 Loss and an NLRX1-STING-NCOA4 Response.Cardiovascular toxicology · 2026Article
- Micro- and Nanoplastics in the Human Exposome: Environmental Pathways, Kidney Toxicity, and Implications for Public Health Risk Assessment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Lower-temperature bulk depolymerization of commercial polymethacrylates.Nature chemistry · 2026Article
- Suspected Microplastic-like Particles in Human Gastric Autopsy Samples: An Exploratory Histopathological and Biochemical Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Microplastics and Nanoplastics in the Human Diet: Sources of Exposure, Bioavailability, Toxicokinetics, and Systemic Health Effects.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- An Evidence-Level Framework for Evaluating Enzyme-Mediated Plastic and Microplastic Transformation.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Screening for Suspected Microplastic-like Particles in Post-Mortem Human Liver: Correlating Histopathological Alterations with Clinical Profiles.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Nursing Students' Microplastic Pollution Awareness and Environmental Literacy: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing open · 2026Article
- Inhaled Micro- and Nanoplastics as Environmental Modifiers of Lung Carcinogenesis: Mechanistic Insights and Evidence Synthesis.Journal of xenobiotics · 2026Review
- Dietary Microplastic Exposure in Athletes: Implications for Metabolism, Gut Health, and Performance.Nutrients · 2026Review
- The effects of nanoplastics on toxicity of metals and metal nanoparticles: molecular mechanisms and health effects.Archives of toxicology · 2026Review
- Probiotic Supplementation Attenuates Polystyrene Nanoplastic-Induced Pancreatic Injury through Modulation of Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and P2X7 Receptor/Caspase-1 Signaling Pathway in Rats.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Article
- From Plastic Pollution to Remediation Solutions: Micro/Nanofiber-Based Strategies for Microplastic and Nanoplastic Removal.Membranes · 2026Review
- Dietary microplastic exposure and lip-oral cavity cancer: a global ecological analysis with pre-specified spatial econometric sensitivity.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Integrated GC-MS and ATR-FTIR analysis of airborne microplastics captured by spider webs.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Tracking of [Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
152 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
9 authors.
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Abstract
Plastics have enormous impacts to every aspect of daily life including technology, medicine and treatments, and domestic appliances. Most of the used plastics are thrown away by consumers after a single use, which has become a huge environmental problem as they will end up in landfill, oceans and other waterways. These plastics are discarded in vast numbers each day, and the breaking down of the plastics from micro- to nano-sizes has led to worries about how toxic these plastics are to the environment and humans. While, there are several earlier studies reported the effects of micro- and nano-plastics have on the environment, there is scant research into their impact on the human body at subcellular or molecular levels. In particular, the potential of how nano-plastics move through the gut, lungs and skin epithelia in causing systemic exposure has not been examined thoroughly. This review explores thoroughly on how nanoplastics are created, how they behave/breakdown within the environment, levels of toxicity and pollution of these nanoplastics, and the possible health impacts on humans, as well as suggestions for additional research. This paper aims to inspire future studies into core elements of micro- and nano-plastics, the biological reactions caused by their specific and unusual qualities.
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