Raman microspectroscopy and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for the analysis of polyethylene microplastics in human soft tissues

Parobková, Viktória (avtor), Holub, Daniel (avtor), Kizovský, Martin (avtor), Kalčíková, Gabriela (avtor), Putar, Ula (avtor), Urík, Milan (avtor), Novotný, Karel (avtor), Samek, Ota (avtor), Zikmund, Tomáš (avtor), Pořízka, Pavel (avtor), Kaiser, Jozef (avtor)

People are exposed to microplastics (MPs) on a large scale in everyday life. However, it is not clear whether MPs can also be distributed and retained in certain tissues. Therefore, the development of analytical methods capable of detecting MPs in specific human organs/tissues is of utmost importance. In this study, the use and combination of spectroscopic techniques, namely Raman microspectroscopy and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), was tested for the detection of polyethylene (PE) MPs in human tonsils. Preliminary results showed that Raman microspectroscopy was able to detect MPs down to 1 μm in size and LIBS down to 10 μm. In the next step, human tonsils were spiked with PE MPs, and digested. The filtered particles were analyzed using Raman microspectroscopy and LIBS, and complemented by X-ray fluorescence (XRF). The results showed that Raman microspectroscopy could reliably detect PE MPs in spiked human tonsils, while LIBS and XRF served as a reference analytical method to characterize particles that could not be classified by Raman microspectroscopy for their non-organic origin. The results of this study, supported by a current feasibility study conducted on clinical samples, demonstrated the reliability and feasibility of this approach for monitoring MPs in biotic samples.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: plastics, microplastics, polyethylene, tissue analysis, human tonsils, detection
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FKKT - Fakulteta za kemijo in kemijsko tehnologijo
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2024
• Št. strani: 11 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 10, iss. 18, art. e37844
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-161942
• UDK: 504.5:678.742.2:543.42
• ISSN pri članku: 2405-8440
• DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e37844
• COBISS.SI-ID: 207627523
• Datum objave v RUL: 17.09.2024

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Heliyon
• Založnik: Elsevier
• ISSN: 2405-8440
• COBISS.SI-ID: 21607432

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY-NC 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva-Nekomercialno 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: Licenca Creative Commons, ki prepoveduje komercialno uporabo, vendar uporabniki ne rabijo upravljati materialnih avtorskih pravic na izpeljanih delih z enako licenco.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: plastika, mikroplastika, polietilen, analiza tkiva, človeški mandeljni, detekcija