Fluorogenic hyaluronan nanogels for detection of micro- and nanoplastics in water
Matteo Cingolani, Enrico Rampazzo, Nelsi Zaccheroni, Damiano Genovese, Luca Prodi
Abstract
Nano- and microplastics are polluting the environment and their detection remains elusive. A fluorogenic hyaluronan shows high affinity toward their surfaces, turning brightly emissive, and its lifetime allows discrimination of plastics in nature.
Topics & Concepts
MicroplasticsChemistryNano-NanotechnologyFluorescenceEnvironmental chemistryMaterials scienceComposite materialOpticsPhysicsMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionPolydiacetylene-based materials and applicationsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials