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Therapeutic apheresis: A promising method to remove microplastics?


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S. Bornstein, Timo Gruber, Danai Katsere, Ayoub El Attaoui, Leopold Wohlsperger, Mohamad Yaman, Waldemar Kanczkowski, Gunther Piwernetz, Richard Straube, K. Voit-Bak, J. Licinio, C. Steenblock
Brain medicine : from neurons to behavior and better health, 2025

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Bornstein, S., Gruber, T., Katsere, D., Attaoui, A. E., Wohlsperger, L., Yaman, M., … Steenblock, C. (2025). Therapeutic apheresis: A promising method to remove microplastics? Brain Medicine : from Neurons to Behavior and Better Health.


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Bornstein, S., Timo Gruber, Danai Katsere, Ayoub El Attaoui, Leopold Wohlsperger, Mohamad Yaman, Waldemar Kanczkowski, et al. “Therapeutic Apheresis: A Promising Method to Remove Microplastics?” Brain medicine : from neurons to behavior and better health (2025).


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Bornstein, S., et al. “Therapeutic Apheresis: A Promising Method to Remove Microplastics?” Brain Medicine : from Neurons to Behavior and Better Health, 2025.


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@article{s2025a,
  title = {Therapeutic apheresis: A promising method to remove microplastics?},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Brain medicine : from neurons to behavior and better health},
  author = {Bornstein, S. and Gruber, Timo and Katsere, Danai and Attaoui, Ayoub El and Wohlsperger, Leopold and Yaman, Mohamad and Kanczkowski, Waldemar and Piwernetz, Gunther and Straube, Richard and Voit-Bak, K. and Licinio, J. and Steenblock, C.}
}

Abstract

Microplastics and nanoplastics have emerged as a major and growing health concern, with recent data revealing alarming levels of human exposure and contamination. Thus, there is a clear and urgent need for an effective method to remove microplastics and nanoplastics from the human body. Here, we provide the first evidence that extracorporeal apheresis, a therapeutic technique established around the world, may have the potential to achieve this goal.