Tangled Seaweed Inspires One-Size-Fits-All Cleaners for Ocean Microplastics

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The creation of highly-porous, superadhesive meshes inspired by seaweed — A new method for effectively cleaning both large and small microplastics from water bodies.
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Widespread adoption could significantly reduce microplastic pollution in oceans and freshwater systems.

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For Immediate Release Orlin Velevodvelev@ncsu.edu Matt Shipmanmatt_shipman@ncsu.edu Inspired by naturally-occurring mats and balls of seaweed, researchers have created highly-porous, superadhesive meshes that are capable of capturing both large and small microplastic particles – a longstanding...

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