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Nuclear medicine

Nuclear medicine

PET imaging tracks ingested microplastics in mice

27 Jul 2021
Microplastic distribution
PET/CT images of mice that had ingested microplastics labelled with copper-64. The microplastics accumulated in the stomach (S) and intestine (I) for 24 h, and were observed in liver (L) 48 h after administration. (Courtesy: CC BY 4.0/J. Nucl. Med. 10.2967/jnumed.120.256982)
Microplastics, tiny pieces of plastic debris less than five millimetres in length, are designed for

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Catherine Steffel is a science writer based in Madison, Wisconsin. Catherine was previously a PhD student contributor to Physics World.
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