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Can Nanoplastics Alter Cell Membranes?
Author(s) -
Hollóczki Oldamur,
Gehrke Sascha
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201901156
Subject(s) - membrane , front cover , fragmentation (computing) , polymer , chemistry , polymer chemistry , lipid bilayer , core (optical fiber) , polymer science , cover (algebra) , materials science , engineering , organic chemistry , biochemistry , computer science , composite material , mechanical engineering , operating system
The front cover artwork is provided by the junior research group of Dr. Hollóczki at the University of Bonn. The image shows how the plastic waste, after fragmentation into nanoplastics, can affect lipid bilayers by forming a network of polymer chains that stretch throughout the hydrophobic core of the membrane. Read the full text of the Communication at 10.1002/cphc.201900481.