The group of Prof. Dr. Bert Devriendt demonstrated that nanoplastics exhibit structure–function relationships determined by their polymer backbone and display species-specific accumulation in intestinal epithelial cells. While short-term interactions did not alter mitochondrial activity, chemokine secretion appeared to be affected. These findings pave the way for further investigations into the uptake of nanoplastics by the gut epithelium using FLIM and for elucidating potential long-term effects of nanoplastic exposure on gut tissue function.

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