Adverse effects of microplastics and nanoplastics on the reproductive system: A comprehensive review of fertility and potential harmful interactions

Y Hong, S Wu, G Wei - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) have caused ubiquitous
environmental pollution and raised widespread concern about their potential toxicity to …

[HTML][HTML] The environmental fate of nanoplastics: What we know and what we need to know about aggregation

A Pradel, C Catrouillet, J Gigault - NanoImpact, 2023 - Elsevier
The presence of nanoplastics in the environment has been proven. There is now an urgent
need to determine how nanoplastics behave in the environment and to assess the risks they …

Upcycling of waste polyethylene terephthalate to dimethyl terephthalate over solid acids under mild conditions

B Ye, R Zhou, Z Zhong, S Wang, H Wang, Z Hou - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Abandoned plastics have become a serious hazard to the environment and ecology both on
land and in oceans; among them, waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) accounts for up to …

[HTML][HTML] Tracking nanoplastics in freshwater microcosms and their impacts to aquatic organisms

M Tamayo-Belda, AV Pérez-Olivares… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, we used palladium-doped polystyrene NPLs (PS-NPLs with a primary size of
286±4 nm) with an irregular surface morphology which allowed for particle tracking and …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of true-to-life PET nanoplastics using primary human nasal epithelial cells

B Annangi, A Villacorta, L Vela… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since inhalation is a relevant exposure route, studies using appropriate micro/nanoplastic
(MNPLs) models, representative targeted cells, and relevant biomarkers of effect are …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics role in cell migration and distribution during cancer cell division

E Brynzak-Schreiber, E Schögl, C Bapp, K Cseh… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Amidst the global plastic pollution crisis, the gastrointestinal tract serves as the primary entry
point for daily exposure to micro-and nanoplastics. We investigated the complex dynamics …

Kinetics and toxicity of nanoplastics in ex vivo exposed human whole blood as a model to understand their impact on human health

JA Arranz, A Villacorta, L Rubio… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous presence of nanoplastics (NPLs) in the environment is considered of great
health concern. Due to their size, NPLs can cross both the intestinal and pulmonary barriers …

The hazardous impact of true-to-life PET nanoplastics in Drosophila

M Alaraby, A Villacorta, D Abass, A Hernández… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution is a continuously growing problem that can threaten wildlife and human
beings. Environmental plastic waste is degraded into small particles termed …

Advancements in Assays for Micro-and Nanoplastic Detection: Paving the Way for Biomonitoring and Exposomics Studies

K Shao, R Zou, Z Zhang… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Although plastic pollution and exposure to plastic-related compounds have received
worldwide attention, health risks associated with micro-and nanoplastics (MNPs) are largely …

[HTML][HTML] Fluorescent labeling of micro/nanoplastics for biological applications with a focus on “true-to-life" tracking

A Villacorta, C Cazorla-Ares, V Fuentes-Cebrian… - Journal of hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The increased environmental presence of micro-/nanoplastics (MNPLs) and the potential
health risks associated with their exposure classify them as environmental pollutants with …