ArticleRSC advances2022
Quantification of photooxidative defects in weathered microplastics using
Article in RSC advances, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Microplastic impacts archaeal abundance, microbial communities, and their network connectivity in a Sub-Saharan soil environment.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2025Article
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- Addressing the relevance of polystyrene nano- and microplastic particles used to support exposure, toxicity and risk assessment: implications and recommendations.Particle and fibre toxicology · 2024Review
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- From Chitosan to Chitin: Bio-Inspired Thin Films for Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- Multi-Analytical Approach to Characterize the Degradation of Different Types of Microplastics: Identification and Quantification of Released Organic Compounds.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Microplastics Derived from Food Packaging Waste-Their Origin and Health Risks.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
Weathering of microplastics made of commodity plastics like polystyrene, polypropylene and polyethylene introduces polar polymer defects as a result of photooxidation and mechanical stress. Thus, hydrophobic microplastic particles gradually become hydrophilic, consisting of polar oligomers with a significant amount of oxygen-bearing functional groups. This turnover continuously changes interactions between microplastics and natural colloidal matter. To be able to develop a better understanding of this complex weathering process, quantification of the corresponding defect proportions is a first and essential step. Using polystyrene,
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