August 28, 2024
Curious to know how much microplastics are in your beverages?
Detecting microplastics and nanoplastics just got easier thanks to Dr. Tianxi Yang and MSc Student Haoming (Peter) Yang!
Their low-cost, portable tool uses fluorescent labeling and a smartphone app to measure plastic particles as small as 50 nanometers—delivering results in minutes. With a 3D-printed box and machine learning algorithms, this innovation makes plastic detection accessible and affordable across industries.
Find more about this technology in ACS Sensors: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssensors.4c00957
Press releases:
- UBC News:https://news.ubc.ca/2024/08/new-ubc-tool-detects-microplastics/
- Global News: https://globalnews.ca/news/10717614/microplastic-detector-ubc-science/
- National Post: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/how-much-microplastic-is-in-your-coffee
- CTV News Vancouver: https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/08/27/ubc-research-microplastics-in-drinks/
- Yahoo Finance: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/much-microplastic-coffee-device-ubc-180153095.html
- Science Daily: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240827105019.htm