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ArticleMacromolecular rapid communications2026

Generating Tagged Micro- and Nanoparticles of Poly(ethylene furanoate) and Poly(ethylene terephthalate) as Reference Materials.

Redoy Gazi Shuvo, Andreas F Thünemann, Zviadi Katcharava, Anja Marinow, Richard Hoppe, Georg Woltersdorf, Mengxue Du, René Androsch, Juliana Martins de Souza E Silva, Karsten Busse and 1 more

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Article in Macromolecular rapid communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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11 authors.

Redoy Gazi ShuvoMacromolecular Chemistry, Division of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences II (Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics), Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8713-210X
Andreas F ThünemannFederal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9883-6134
Zviadi KatcharavaMacromolecular Chemistry, Division of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences II (Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics), Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4485-1037
Anja MarinowMacromolecular Chemistry, Division of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences II (Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics), Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2625-4653
Richard HoppeInstitute of Physics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.
Georg WoltersdorfInstitute of Physics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9299-8880
Mengxue DuInterdisciplinary Center For Transfer-oriented Research in Natural Sciences (IWE TFN), Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1303-6788
René AndroschInterdisciplinary Center For Transfer-oriented Research in Natural Sciences (IWE TFN), Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany.
Juliana Martins de Souza E SilvaInstitute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle Wittenberg; Design of 3D-Printable Polymers Based on Regional Resources, Just Transition Center, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Sachsen Anhalt, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4124-5114
Karsten BusseMacromolecular Chemistry, Division of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences II (Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics), Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4168-0957
Wolfgang H BinderMacromolecular Chemistry, Division of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences II (Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics), Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3834-5445

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft BI1337/14-1(4410224097)theGRK2670(ProjektTBB02)Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft BI1337/16-1(506699569)Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft BI1337/18-1(551070679)Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFGprojectINST271/444-1(524610847)European Center of Just Transition Research and Impact-Driven Transfer (JTC)excellence initiative "PoliFaces"
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Detecting nanoplastic particles in environmental samples and biological tissues remains a significant challenge, especially in view of newly emerging polymers, not yet commercially exploited. Fluorescent labeling provides a tagging strategy to overcome this limitation by reducing the detection limit of individual particles, especially for small-sized particles. We present a method for producing labeled nanoparticles (NP/MP) of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and poly(ethylene furanoate) (PEF), tagged with Alexa Fluor 633 or Alexa Fluor 647. Our preparations used mechanical grinding or solvent-based approaches (confined impinging jet mixing, ((CIJ, precipitation), generating particles with hydrodynamic diameters of 200-700 nm, displaying long-term stability in water of up to 57 days. Stable suspensions with concentrations of the particles ranging from 10 µg/mL (surfactant-free, by solvent mixing) to 5.88 mg/mL (precipitation, containing surfactant) were generated with zeta-potentials from -5 to -50 mV. Characterization of the nanoparticles by SEC, DSC, and XRD showed no significant changes in molecular weight, thermal behavior, or crystallinity via the solvent-based methods, compared to the pristine polymer, highlighting their suitability for producing standardized nanoparticle dispersions. Fluorescence spectroscopy of the Alexa-dye-labeled particles confirmed the successful incorporation of the Alexa dyes, so improving monitoring of their biological profiles of the PEF-MP/NPs. s-SNOM (near field imaging) could identify individual PEF-particles sized ∼200 nm by direct imaging.

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NanoparticlesPolyethylene GlycolsPolyethylene TerephthalatesFluorescent DyesParticle SizeFluorescent DyesPolyethylene GlycolsPolyethylene Terephthalatesfluorescence labelsnanoparticles microparticlespoly(ethylene‐furanoate)poly(ethylene‐terephtalate)reference microplastic

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PMID41442579
PMCPMC12922732

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