Nanoplastic sizes and numbers: quantification by single particle tracking
Robert Molenaar, Swarupa Chatterjee, Bjorn Kamphuis, Ine Segers‐Nolten, Mireille M. A. E. Claessens, Christian Blum
Abstract
Easy method to count and size plastic nanoparticles in water. A combination of sensitive fluorescence video microscopy, NileRed staining of plastic particles, and single particle tracking allows for counting and sizing nanoplastics.
Topics & Concepts
SizingTracking (education)Particle (ecology)Nanoparticle tracking analysisMicroscopyParticle sizeMaterials scienceFluorescence microscopeBiological systemFluorescenceNanoparticleNanotechnologyOpticsChemistryPhysicsBiologyBiochemistryEcologyPsychologyPedagogyGenePhysical chemistrymicroRNAOrganic chemistryMicrovesiclesMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution