Seaweed-inspired mesh captures microplastics from 5 mm down to tens of nanometers | The collected mesh could be recycled using microbes to make new material

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Seaweed-inspired mesh captures microplastics from 5 mm down to tens of nanometers | The collected mesh could be recycled using microbes to make new material

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Ocean Conservation & Tidalpunk@slrpnk.net · 25 days ago

New US-designed mesh mimics tangled seaweed to capture microplastics

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Scientists in the US have created a biodegradable mesh inspired by tangled seaweed that captures microplastics from water.

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