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    Sci Rep: Nanoplastics can enter and penetrate cell membranes

    • Last Update: 2022-03-02
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have used molecular modeling methods to study the movement of nanoplastics in thin film structures


    The presence of microplastics in nature has also been extensively studied, as has the University of Eastern Finland


    With the help of molecular models, researchers from the University of Eastern Finland's Faculty of Pharmacy have analyzed the behavior and transport of nano-microplastics in bilayer membranes that mimic cell membranes


    The cell membrane permeability of pulverized PE and PET plastics was tested by the parallel artificial membrane permeability assay (PAMPA)


    In both experiments, the movement of the molecules was controlled only by the difference in concentration on either side of the membrane, and occasionally by heat


    In computer simulations, PE particles were found to be more likely to be located in the center of lipid membranes


    This study provides a starting point for the further development of computer simulations and experimental methods to meet the needs of microplastics research


    article title

    PE and PET oligomers' interplay with membrane bilayers.


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