Accelerated plastic aging in suspension (APAS): A simple, reproducible approach for the generation of model micro- and nanoplastics through simulated environmental forces
Patrick M. Lelliott, Matthew Lindley, Mark Louis P. Vidallon, Alison J. Hobro, Amber Delmas Eliason, Santiago Moreno-Caceres, Subharthe Samandra, Thomas Harrison, Rebecca L. Harper, Sylvain Trépout, Stéphanie Devineau, Bradley O. Clarke, Nicholas Isaac Smith, Xiaowei Wang, David P. Marciano, Alexander Ruvantha Pinto
The paper introduces APAS, a method to generate environmentally relevant micro- and nanoplastics by simulating natural aging processes, and shows its ability to produce complex particles with physicochemical properties similar to real-world MNPs.
bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2025 · PreprintPharmacology & Toxicology