09 Oct 2023 --- Researchers have developed a technology to detect microplastics (MPs), which can cause human and genetic toxicity through environmental pollution and the food chain. The scientists say that their machine learning (ML)-based system is expected to be used for various MPs detection and environmentally hazardous substances, such as bacteria, viruses and fungi. The research team was led by Dr. Ho Sang Jung of the Department of Nano-Bio Convergence at the Korea Institute of Materials Science, a research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT, in collaboration with the Kotiti Testing & Research Institute. Developing on-site applicable, facile and quick MP detection methods remains challenging, according to the study authors. The study uses 3D-plasmonic gold nanopocket (3D-PGNP) nanoarchitecture on a paper substrate for simultaneous MP filtration and detection.
