Published January 21, 2026 | Version 1
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How to Eliminate Microplastics With Biological Nanoparticles

  • 1. ROR icon Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica
  • 2. ROR icon Barcelona Supercomputing Center
  • 3. ROR icon Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • 4. Nostrum Biodiscovery SL
  • 5. ROR icon Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie
  • 6. ROR icon Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
  • 7. CSIC, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
  • 8. CSIC
  • 9. Institute of Catalysis - CSIC
  • 10. ICREA -Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats

Description

It is possible to recycle, although inefficiently, about 10% of the plastic we see, but there is still no sustainable solution to reduce plastic particle pollution found in oceans, soils, air, and drinking water. In this study, we explore how pore-forming toxins can be transformed into biological nanoreactors capable of degrading plastics, with the help of protein engineering driven by molecular modelling and artificial intelligence.

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