Elucidating the size-dependency of in vitro digested polystyrene microplastics on human intestinal cells health and function

• Main Authors: Ma, Yiyuan, Koh, Cheryl Jie Yan, Lim, Hong Kit, Shi, Pujiang, Tay, Chor Yong
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Science::Biological sciences; Intestinal Toxicity; Microplastics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/162110
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The prevalence of microplastics (MPs) contamination in a broad spectrum of potable water sources has raised significant environmental and public health concerns. While evidence of ingested MPs bioaccumulation in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of aquatic and terrestrial organisms is mounting, the u...