{"title":"Sustainable alternatives to microplastics from degradable polymer microparticles","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/s44286-024-00156-9","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Degradable poly(β-amino ester) (PAE) polymers can be used as a scalable alternative to microplastics in personal care products and nutrient delivery. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of PAE microparticles in skin exfoliation and nutrient protection, providing a potential eco-friendly solution to reduce microplastic pollution and its associated environmental and health impacts.","PeriodicalId":501699,"journal":{"name":"Nature Chemical Engineering","volume":"2 1","pages":"36-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nature Chemical Engineering","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s44286-024-00156-9","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Degradable poly(β-amino ester) (PAE) polymers can be used as a scalable alternative to microplastics in personal care products and nutrient delivery. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of PAE microparticles in skin exfoliation and nutrient protection, providing a potential eco-friendly solution to reduce microplastic pollution and its associated environmental and health impacts.