Fluorescent plastic nanoparticles to track their interaction and fate in physiological environments
Jessica Caldwell, Roman Lehner, Sandor Balog, Christian Rhême, Xin Gao, Dedy Septiadi, Christoph Weder, Alke Petri‐Fink, Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser
Abstract
This work aims to establish a production and characterization protocol for fluorescent plastic nanoparticles of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), polypropylene (PP), and polystyrene (PS) that can be tracked in biological environments.
Topics & Concepts
PolystyreneFluorescencePolypropyleneNanoparticleMaterials scienceCharacterization (materials science)EthyleneNanotechnologyChemical engineeringPolymerChemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryCatalysisPhysicsEngineeringQuantum mechanicsMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications