ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Detection of Sub-Micro- and Nanoplastic Particles on Gold Nanoparticle-Based Substrates through Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Spectroscopy.
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- A review on microplastics: sources, environmental fate, degradation pathways, and analytical identification methods.RSC advances · 2026Review
- Trapping tiny pollutants: SERS-driven strategies for microplastics and nanoplastics detection.iScience · 2025Review
- Detection of micro- and nanoplastic particles in leafy green vegetables by SERS coupled with gold-silver core-shell nanoparticles.Mikrochimica acta · 2024Article
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- The potential of micro- and nanoplastics to exacerbate the health impacts and global burden of non-communicable diseases.Cell reports. Medicine · 2024Review
- Submicron- and nanoplastic detection at low micro- to nanogram concentrations using gold nanostar-based surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates.Environmental science. Nano · 2024Article
- A review of recent progress in the application of Raman spectroscopy and SERS detection of microplastics and derivatives.Mikrochimica acta · 2023Review
- Correlative Light, Electron Microscopy and Raman Spectroscopy Workflow To Detect and Observe Microplastic Interactions with Whole Jellyfish.Environmental science & technology · 2023Article
- Spectro-Microscopic Techniques for Studying Nanoplastics in the Environment and in Organisms.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2023Review
- Rapid Detection ofMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Bioanalytical approaches for the detection, characterization, and risk assessment of micro/nanoplastics in agriculture and food systems.Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry · 2022Review
- Autofluorescence of Model Polyethylene Terephthalate Nanoplastics for Cell Interaction Studies.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Applications of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in environmental detection.Analytical science advances · 2022Review
- Advanced microplastic monitoring using Raman spectroscopy with a combination of nanostructure-based substrates.Journal of nanostructure in chemistry · 2022Review
- Nanotechnology in food and water security: on-site detection of agricultural pollutants through surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy.Emergent materials · 2022Review
- Nanoplastic Labelling with Metal Probes: Analytical Strategies for Their Sensitive Detection and Quantification by ICP Mass Spectrometry.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Small plastic particles such as micro- (<5 mm), sub-micro- (1 µm-100 nm) and nanoplastics (<100 nm) are known to be ubiquitous within our surrounding environment. However, to date relatively few methods exist for the reliable detection of nanoplastic particles in relevant sample matrices such as foods or environmental samples. This lack of relevant data is likely a result of key limitations (e.g., resolution and/or scattering efficiency) for common analytical techniques such as Fourier transform infrared or Raman spectroscopy. This study aims to address this knowledge gap in the field through the creation of surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy substrates utilizing spherical gold nanoparticles with 14 nm and 46 nm diameters to improve the scattering signal obtained during Raman spectroscopy measurements. The substrates are then used to analyze polystyrene particles with sizes of 161 nm or 33 nm and poly(ethylene terephthalate) particles with an average size of 62 nm. Through this technique, plastic particles could be detected at concentrations as low as 10 µg/mL, and analytical enhancement factors of up to 446 were achieved.
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