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Cover Picture: Photoinduced Force Microscopy as an Efficient Method Towards the Detection of Nanoplastics (Chemistry ‐ Methods 5/2021)

C. ten Have, I., Duijndam, A., Oord, R., Berlo‐van den Broek, H., Vollmer, I., Weckhuysen, B., Meirer, F.,
Chemistry–Methods

Abstract

THE FRONT COVER shows a polystyrene nanoplastics and how they are detected with photo-induced force microscopy infrared spectroscopy. This method overcomes the diffraction limit of infrared light by employing a nano-sized tip as detector. Oxidative degradation and chain scission occurred on the surface of the polystyrene nanoplastics in salt water, as depicted by the carbonyl and aliphatic functionalities. Detecting nano-sized plastic particles is essential for understanding how plastic waste breaks down into smaller particles in the environment. More information can be found in the Communication by Iris C. ten Have et al [https://doi.org/10.1002/cmtd.202100017].

DOI: 10.1002/cmtd.202100033