Table 1 Specifications of all polystyrene microparticles
From: Nominally identical microplastic models differ greatly in their particle-cell interactions
Sample | Manufacturer | Product name | Product no. | Modification | Nominal diameter (µm) | Measured diameter (µm) | ζ (mV) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PY | Polysciences, Inc. | Polybead® Microspheres | 17134-15 | None | 3.00 | 3.08 ± 0.2 | −83.8 ± 0.3 |
MM | Micromod GmbH | micromer® | 01-00-303 | None | 3 | 2.94 ± 0.02 | −4.7 ± 0.3 |
MG | Microparticles GmbH | PS-Forschungspartikel | None | None | 3.03 | 2.97 ± 0.11 | −12.6 ± 0.3 |
KI | Kisker Biotech GmbH & Co.KG | Polystyrene microparticles | PPS-3.0 | None | 3 | 2.96 ± 0.03 | −5.3 ± 0.5 |
ST | Spherotech, Inc. | none | PP-30-10 | None | 3.43 | 3.47 ± 0.26 | −93.1 ± 1.1 |
TS | ThermoFisher Scientific, Inc. | Latex Microspheres | 5300 A | None | 2.8 | 2.84 ± 0.03 | −13.7 ± 0.2 |
TJ | Tianjin BaseLine Chromatographic Technology | Unibead PS-Microspheres | 6-1-0300 | None | 3.0 | 3.36 ± 0.07 | −45.5 ± 0.7 |
PX | Phosphorex, Inc. | Polyspherex | 11 | None | 3.246 | 3.13 ± 0.33 | −7.5 ± 0.4 |
MM-SW2 | Micromod GmbH | micromer® | 01-00-303 | Salt water incubation, 2 weeks | 3 | 2.97 ± 0.17 | −10.0 ± 0.7 |
MM-SW4 | Micromod GmbH | micromer® | 01-00-303 | Salt water incubation, 4 weeks | 3 | 3.03 ± 0.14 | −7.2 ± 1.3 |
MM-FW2 | Micromod GmbH | micromer® | 01-00-303 | Freshwater incubation, 2 weeks | 3 | 2.88 ± 0.28 | -9.2 ± 0.5 |
MM-FW4 | Micromod GmbH | micromer® | 01-00-303 | Freshwater incubation, 4 weeks | 3 | 2.96 ± 0.04 | −16.0 ± 2.3 |
