As the global textile industry intensifies efforts to address microplastic fiber pollution, Intrinsic Advanced Materials (IAM ...

Disposable diapers and agricultural water retention products rely on fossil-based superabsorbent polymers (SAP) that contribute to microplastic pollution and persistent plastic waste. Backed by over a ...

Scientists found microplastics in all examined human brains in a recent study, with highest levels discovered in dementia ...

No microplastic particle is safe from bounty-hunting "microcleaners" By Ben Coxworth March 28, 2025 This diagram shows how the microcleaners use soft dendritic colloids to collect submerged ...

You reach for the salt shaker at dinner without thinking twice. It's something so ordinary, so essential to every meal. What if I told you that the tiny grains you're sprinkling on your food might be ...

Microplastics have been linked to human health issues from low fertility to heart attacks. But some pioneers are fighting back.

Central Washington University Biological Sciences Professor Dr. Clay Arango was recently featured on Northwest Public ...

Off the coasts of Corsica and Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea swirls an omnipresent yet vanishingly small menace: microplastics. By this point, it comes as no surprise to scientists that they would ...

Microplastics (MPs), defined as plastic fragments with sizes ranging from millimeters (<5 mm) to nanometers, have become a growing environmental and public health concern. First identified in the ...

Adoption is growing across outdoor apparel, athleisure, and protective workwear as the global textile supply chain prepares for Performance Days Munich and the Functional Fabric Fair Portland.

Disposable diapers and agricultural water retention products rely on fossil-based superabsorbent polymers (SAP) that contribute to microplastic pollution and persistent plastic waste. Backed by over a ...