Microplastics are particles between 1 micrometer (0.001 millimetre) and 5 millimetres. Nanoplastic particles are even smaller. Everyone can reduce their own intake of nano- and microplastics, the trio ...

Their coating of a non-degradable polymer opens opportunities for particles to be used in localized drug- and gene-delivery in mucus-coated areas. This could include treatment of diseases such as ...