ReviewLangmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids2025
Colloid and Interface Science for Understanding Microplastics and Developing Remediation Strategies.
Review in Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Revisiting Colloid Theory for Biomedicine: Reconciling Simple Models in Complex Environments.ACS nano medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
Microplastics (MPs) originate from industrial production of <1 mm polymeric particles and from the progressive breakdown of larger plastic debris. Their environmental behavior is governed by their interfacial properties, which dominate due to their small size. This Perspective highlights the complex surface chemistry of MPs under environmental stressors and discusses how physical attributes like shape and roughness could influence their fate. We further identify wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) as critical hotspots for MP accumulation, where the MPs are inadvertently transferred to sewage sludge and reintroduced into the environment. We emphasize the potential of colloid and interfacial science not only to improve our fundamental understanding of MPs but also to advance mitigation strategies in hotspots such as WWTPs.
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