Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: Impact of polystyrene microplastic exposure at low doses on male fertility: an experimental study in rats
doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-38385-y
Figure Lengend Snippet: Characterization of PS-MPs by DLS and the detection of PS-MPs in testes by py GC-MS. ( a ) Particle size, ( b ) Zeta potential, ( c ) GC-MS result. Values are expressed as pooled samples of testes of 5 rats in each group. PS-MPs = Polystyrene microplastics, GC-MS = Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; Value expressed as means ± S.D., n = 5. Means with different letters are significantly different, while means with the same letters are not significantly different by ANOVA, followed by Bonferroni post hoc test ( p < 0.05).
Article Snippet: Monodisperse polystyrene microplastics (PS‐MPs) were purchased from Tianjin Baseline ChromTech Research Centre (Tianjin, China; Product No. 6-1-0 50 0; 10 ml, 5% w/v).
Techniques: Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Zeta Potential Analyzer, Gas Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry