Researchers create "fluffy mesh" to harvest microplastics from water (IMAGE)

North Carolina State University

Researchers create "fluffy mesh" to harvest microplastics from water

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Researcher holds up a small sample of the seaweed-inspired "fluffy mesh" they created to harvest microplastics of all sizes from aquatic environments.

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Adam Jennings, NC State University

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