Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles as a Universal High-Affinity Probe for the Selective Detection of Microplastics.

Microplastic (MP) pollution is a global challenge that requires immediate mitigation practices. Monitoring is crucial for quantifying MPs, but their mitigation remains very challenging due to several factors, including the lack of selective materials to specific polymers, and the low sensitivity of the current detection techniques. In this work, we introduce a novel design for the selective detection of MPs through fluorescence spectroscopy by exploiting conjugated polymer nanoparticles (CPNs).

Impairing proliferation of glioblastoma multiforme with CD44+ selective conjugated polymer nanoparticles.

Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive types of cancer with success of therapy being hampered by the existence of treatment resistant populations of stem-like Tumour Initiating Cells (TICs) and poor blood-brain barrier drug penetration. Therapies capable of effectively targeting the TIC population are in high demand. Here, we synthesize spherical diketopyrrolopyrrole-based Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles (CPNs) with an average diameter of 109 nm.

Greenhouse tomato plant roots/carboxymethyl cellulose method for the efficient removal and recovery of inorganic phosphate from agricultural wastewater.

Phosphate (P) is a biologically important compound that is commonly incorporated into fertilizers. Wastewater from agricultural processes results in excessive accumulation of P and eutrophication of lakes. We have developed a system for the remediation, recovery, and potential reuse of P from agricultural wastewater using tomato plant roots (roots) as a capture matrix and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) as an eluent and enhancer of P precipitation.