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Table 2.

Nanocellulose hydrogels trap nano- and microplastic particles.

Capturing materials	Particles	Key objective	Method
Hydrogel CNF	PS(ø1 µm) (+)(−) PS(ø100 nm) (+)(−)	Qualitatively evidence the ability of nanocellulose to trap nano- and microplastics.	Microfluidic set-up coupled with fluorescent imaging

Capturing materials

Particles

Key objective

Method

Hydrogel

CNF

PS(ø1 µm) (+)(−)

PS(ø100 nm) (+)(−)

Qualitatively evidence the ability of nanocellulose to trap nano- and microplastics.

Microfluidic set-up coupled with fluorescent imaging

Main finding: CNF hydrogel captures polystyrene (PS) particles.