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Portable detection methods for marine micro–nano-plastics

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Design, fabrication, and application of electrochemical sensors for microplastic detection: a state-of-the-art review and future perspectives

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Environ Sci Eur, 2025, 37
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Metal oxide electrodes: A new frontier in electrochemical microplastic detection

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Advanced tools and methodologies for identification, characterization, and quantification of micro/nano plastics in environmental matrices

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In Situ Micro/Nanoplastic Sensing Technologies: Optical, Electrochemical and Biosensor Approaches

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Electrochemical sensors for micro- and nanoplastic detection: Advances, applications, and future perspectives

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Impacts of microplastics on ecosystem services and their microbial degradation: a systematic review of the recent state of the art and future prospects

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Recent advances in the detection of microplastics in the aqueous environment by electrochemical sensors: A review

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Are (bio)electrochemical techniques sustainable solutions to combat micro- and nano-plastic pollution?

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Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2025, 47, 101091
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Biomimetic Iron-Doped Polydopamine Sensor for Selective Detection of Polystyrene Nanoplastics

T.S. Sunil Kumar Naik, Radhika Varshney and Praveen C. Ramamurthy

ACS EST Water, 2025, 5, 3241
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Novel unlabeled electrochemical sensing platform based on highly electroactive Cu-MOF film for nanoplastic detection in water

Xue Wang, Zixuan Zhao, Long An, Tianxiang Wang, Xiaojing Yang and Jiajia Shan

Microchim Acta, 2024, 191
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Recent advances in bioactive materials: Future perspectives and opportunities in oral cancer biosensing

Yasamin Ghahramani, Seyedeh Sara Tabibi, Mohammad Mizanur Rahman Khan, Alireza Asadi, Elaheh Mohammadi, Ehsan Khaksar, Erfan Khaksar, Masoomeh Yari Kalashgrani, Mohammed M. Rahman, Wei-Hung Chiang and Seyyed Mojtaba Mousavi

Talanta, 2025, 286, 127494
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Usability and Usefulness of Portable Analytical Instruments for In-Situ Analysis of Microplastics in Soil

Agnieszka Gałuszka, Zdzisław M. Migaszewski and Karina Krzciuk

Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry, 2025, 1
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Machine Learning-Guided Electrochemical Fingerprinting for Rapid Polyethylene Microplastic Detection in Seawater and Seafood Matrices

Kundan Kumar Mishra, Akash Kumar, Aditya Karthik Sriram, Sriram Muthukumar and Shalini Prasad

Processes, 2026, 14, 1690
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Recent Issues and Challenges in the Study of Inland Waters

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Electrochemical approaches for detecting micro and nano-plastics in different environmental matrices

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Nanodevice Approaches for Detecting Micro- and Nanoplastics in Complex Matrices

Rita Paola Debri, Fabrizia Sepe, Silvia Romano, Nicolantonio D’Orazio, Antonino De Lorenzo, Anna Calarco, Raffaele Conte and Gianfranco Peluso

Nanomaterials, 2025, 16, 55
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Recent trends in sensing of organic contaminants in modern food packaging

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Impact of plastic contaminants on marine ecosystems and advancement in the detection of micro/nano plastics: A review

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Microplastics pollution in the marine environment: A review of sources, impacts and mitigation

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Pushing the frontiers of micro/nano-plastic detection with portable instruments

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Heavy metals in reservoirs: pollution characteristics, remediation technologies, and future prospects

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Next-generation nanobioengineered materials for micro- and nano-plastic detection

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MOFs and nanozymes in electrochemical environmental (bio)sensing: recent advances and field translation

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Microplastics and their effects in food systems: Unveiling their human and environmental toxicity

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Food Bioscience, 2025, 74, 107847
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Microplastic toxicity in fish: A potential review on sources, impacts, and solution

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Recent Applications in Analytical Techniques of Microplastics

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Analytical strategies for nanoplastics detection and remediation: advances, challenges, and perspectives

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Optical, Chemical, and Biological Detection Methods of Microplastics and Nanoplastics

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Rapid electrochemical detection of polystyrene microplastics in aquatic environments using a gadolinium-alginate hydrogel-modified electrode

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Sensing of Microplastics Using Advanced Materials: A Comprehensive Review

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Smart and Sustainable Microplastic Removal: Hybrid Systems, Bio-Inspired Technologies, Real-Time Sensing, and Policy Integration

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Recent progress and technological advancements for detection of micro/nano-plastics in the environment

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Emerging analytical frontiers in microplastic detection: From spectroscopy to smart sensor technologies

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