Structural Diversity in Early-Stage Biofilm Formation on Microplastics Depends on Environmental Medium and Polymer Properties

The tox is in the detail: technical fundamentals for designing, performing, and interpreting experiments on toxicity of microplastics and associated substances

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Polarization-Sensitive Surface-Enhanced In Situ Photoluminescence Spectroscopy of S. aureus Bacteria on Gold Nanospikes

(2020) Irina Saraeva et al.   SENSORS

Influence of roughness and capillary size on the zeta potential values obtained by streaming potential measurements

(2020) Astrid Drechsler et al.   SURFACE AND INTERFACE ANALYSIS

Preparation of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Organisms Using Chemical Drying for Morphological Analysis in Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

(2019) Madison A. Koon et al.   Jove-Journal of Visualized Experiments

Comparative analysis of ionic strength tolerance between freshwater and marine Caulobacterales adhesins

(2019) Nelson K. Chepkwony et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

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(2019) Katrin Linse et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Effect of weathering on environmental behavior of microplastics: Properties, sorption and potential risks

(2019) Peng Liu et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects

(2019) Joana Correia Prata et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Ingestion and fragmentation of plastic carrier bags by the amphipod Orchestia gammarellus : Effects of plastic type and fouling load

(2018) D.J. Hodgson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Rediscovery of the Testate Amoeba Genus Penardeugenia (Thaumatomonadida, Imbricatea)

(2018) Kenneth Dumack et al.   PROTIST

Microplastic surface properties affect bacterial colonization in freshwater

(2018) Mohammed R. Hossain et al.   JOURNAL OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGY

Identification and quantification of macro- and microplastics on an agricultural farmland

(2018) Sarah Piehl et al.   Scientific Reports

Aging of microplastics promotes their ingestion by marine zooplankton

(2017) Renske J.E. Vroom et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Temporal Dynamics of Bacterial and Fungal Colonization on Plastic Debris in the North Sea

(2017) Caroline De Tender et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Spatial and temporal variation of macro-, meso- and microplastic abundance on a remote coral island of the Maldives, Indian Ocean

(2017) Hannes K. Imhof et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The plastic in microplastics: A review

(2017) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The Identification of Cable Bacteria Attached to the Anode of a Benthic Microbial Fuel Cell: Evidence of Long Distance Extracellular Electron Transport to Electrodes

(2017) Clare E. Reimers et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Impacts of Biofilm Formation on the Fate and Potential Effects of Microplastic in the Aquatic Environment

(2017) Christoph D. Rummel et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Spatial and seasonal variation in diversity and structure of microbial biofilms on marine plastics in Northern European waters

(2017) Sonja Oberbeckmann et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Analysis and description of the stages of Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm formation using scanning electron microscopy

(2016) Alejandra Itzel González-Ramírez et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Microplastic as a Vector for Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment: Critical Review and Model-Supported Reinterpretation of Empirical Studies

(2016) Albert A. Koelmans et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Uptake and Accumulation of Polystyrene Microplastics in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and Toxic Effects in Liver

(2016) Yifeng Lu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

DLS and zeta potential – What they are and what they are not?

(2016) Sourav Bhattacharjee   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

Dangerous hitchhikers? Evidence for potentially pathogenic Vibrio spp. on microplastic particles

(2016) Inga V. Kirstein et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Synthetic fibers in atmospheric fallout: A source of microplastics in the environment?

(2016) Rachid Dris et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic ingestion by pelagic and demersal fish from the North Sea and Baltic Sea

(2016) Christoph D. Rummel et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Guidance to improve the scientific value of zeta-potential measurements in nanoEHS

(2016) Gregory V. Lowry et al.   Environmental Science-Nano

Beyond the ocean: contamination of freshwater ecosystems with (micro-)plastic particles

(2015) Rachid Dris et al.   Environmental Chemistry

Physiological response of marine centric diatoms to ultraviolet radiation, with special reference to cell size

(2015) Yaping Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY

Bacterial Attachment to Polymeric Materials Correlates with Molecular Flexibility and Hydrophilicity

(2014) Olutoba Sanni et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

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(2014) L. C. Woodall et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Contamination of beach sediments of a subalpine lake with microplastic particles

(2013) Hannes K. Imhof et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Life in the “Plastisphere”: Microbial Communities on Plastic Marine Debris

(2013) Erik R. Zettler et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic Ingestion by Zooplankton

(2013) Matthew Cole et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Uptake and Effects of Microplastics on Cells and Tissue of the Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis L. after an Experimental Exposure

(2012) Nadia von Moos et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

New and little-known marine and freshwater species of the silica-scaled genera Thaumatomastix and Reckertia (Cercozoa: Thaumatomonadida)

(2012) Kenneth H. Nicholls   JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Physicochemical regulation of biofilm formation

(2011) Lars D. Renner et al.   MRS BULLETIN

Early microbial biofilm formation on marine plastic debris

(2010) Delphine Lobelle et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Biofouling and stability of synthetic polymers in sea water

(2009) Trishul Artham et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Polymer Surfaces as a Substrate for Bacterial Attachment and Biofilm Formation

(2009) Hayden K. Webb et al.   MICROBES AND ENVIRONMENTS

Applications and societal benefits of plastics

(2009) A. L. Andrady et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments

(2009) D. K. A. Barnes et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulatory System of the Mussel,Mytilus edulis(L.)

(2008) Mark A. Browne et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Chemical composition and 234Th (IV) binding of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) produced by the marine diatom Amphora sp.

(2008) Saijin Zhang et al.   MARINE CHEMISTRY