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ReviewNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Microbial and Insect Gut-Mediated Polystyrene Microplastic Degradation for Environmental Remediation Applications.

Huy Loc Nguyen, Hong Minh Xuan Nguyen, Thi Bich Ngoc Nguyen

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Review in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Huy Loc NguyenDepartment of Engineering and Technology, Van Hien University, Ho Chi Minh City 72508, Vietnam.
Hong Minh Xuan NguyenDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Food Technology, Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City 71308, Vietnam.ORCID 0000-0002-1118-4322
Thi Bich Ngoc NguyenDepartment of Water Management and Hydrological Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2117, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-7788-3733

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polystyrene (PS), particularly expanded polystyrene (EPS), is an environmentally significant commodity polymer that contributes substantially to secondary microplastic and nanoplastic pollution through environmental weathering and fragmentation. During aging, PS undergoes nano-scale physicochemical transformations, including chain scission, surface oxidation, and the formation of oxygen-containing functional groups, which profoundly influence its environmental fate, microbial colonization, and biodegradation behavior. Conventional remediation technologies remain energy-intensive and often fail to achieve complete mineralization, highlighting the need for sustainable and integrated remediation strategies. Recent studies have demonstrated that diverse microorganisms, including

Indexed as

bioremediationenzymatic depolymerizationinsect gut microbiotamicrobial degradationpolystyrene microplastics

Identifiers

PMID42439756
PMCPMC13363000

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