The protein corona from nanomedicine to environmental science

M Mahmoudi, MP Landry, A Moore… - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023 - nature.com
The protein corona spontaneously develops and evolves on the surface of nanoscale
materials when they are exposed to biological environments, altering their physiochemical …

Interaction of nanoplastics with extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in the aquatic environment: A special reference to eco-corona formation and associated …

M Junaid, J Wang - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics (NPs) are plastic particles with sizes ranging between 1 and 1000 nm,
exhibiting exceptional qualities such as large surface area, lightweight, durability; therefore …

Nanoplastics in aquatic systems-are they more hazardous than microplastics?

CC Gaylarde, JAB Neto, EM da Fonseca - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
The fragmentation of plastic materials into nanoparticles of less than 1000 nm (secondary
nanoplastics) and their possible accumulation in the environment is a recent matter of …

Coronas of micro/nano plastics: a key determinant in their risk assessments

J Cao, Q Yang, J Jiang, T Dalu, A Kadushkin… - Particle and Fibre …, 2022 - Springer
As an emerging pollutant in the life cycle of plastic products, micro/nanoplastics (M/NPs) are
increasingly being released into the natural environment. Substantial concerns have been …

Microplastic impacts on microalgae growth: effects of size and humic acid

G Liu, R Jiang, J You, DCG Muir… - Environmental science & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Research has already demonstrated the toxic effects of microplastics (MPs) on different
biota. However, the underlying toxic mechanism of MPs remains to be elucidated, especially …

Interaction of microplastics and nanoplastics with natural organic matter (NOM) and the impact of NOM on the sorption behavior of anthropogenic contaminants–A …

I Ali, X Tan, J Li, C Peng, I Naz, Z Duan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The interaction of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) with natural organic matter
(NOM) has opened new debate, defies and research prospects for the scientists owing to the …

Environmental pollution and their socioeconomic impacts

FO Ajibade, B Adelodun, KH Lasisi, OO Fadare… - … mediated remediation of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution is increasingly becoming an issue of significant public interest in
many developing countries and the international community at large. The growing …

Size-dependent effects of microplastic on uptake, immune system, related gene expression and histopathology of goldfish (Carassius auratus)

S Abarghouei, A Hedayati, M Raeisi, BS Hadavand… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Todays, with the industrialization of human societies, pollution of aquatic ecosystems with
plastics derivatives are a serious concern, affecting the life of their organisms. The present …

Microplastics in African ecosystems: Current knowledge, abundance, associated contaminants, techniques, and research needs

OS Alimi, OO Fadare, ED Okoffo - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite Africa ranking top in mismanaged plastic waste, there is insufficient data on the
extent of microplastics and its interaction with other contaminants in its ecosystems …

Toxicity mechanism of Nylon microplastics on Microcystis aeruginosa through three pathways: Photosynthesis, oxidative stress and energy metabolism

X Zheng, X Liu, L Zhang, Z Wang, Y Yuan, J Li… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nylon has been widely used all over the world, and most of it eventually enters the aquatic
environment in the form of microplastics (MPs). However, the impact of Nylon MPs on …