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April 18, 2026Journal of Materials Chemistry B3 citationsOpen Access

Chitosan with defined intrinsic viscosity enables physicochemical entrapment of microplastics under in vitro gastric conditions

CCClaudio CasellaSBSantiago BallazRLRafael Luque

Key Points

  • To investigate how chitosan, with defined intrinsic viscosity, can entrap microplastics under in vitro gastric conditions.
  • Utilized chitosan with specific viscosity levels.
  • Conducted experiments simulating gastric conditions.
  • Assessed microplastic mobility and epithelial interactions.
  • Chitosan effectively reduced microplastic mobility.
  • Defined viscosity levels enhanced entrapment efficiency.
  • Epithelial contact with microplastics was minimized.

Abstract

Microplastics (MPs) are increasingly detected in food and biological systems, raising concerns about their interaction with the gastrointestinal environment. Strategies capable of limiting their mobility and epthelial contact are therefore...

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Casella et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e3203440886becb653f547https://doi.org/10.1039/d6tb00654j
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