Micro- and Nanoplastics

EMILIE offers for the first time a tool suitable for the routine monitoring of nanoplastics.

Airborne nanoplastics can be collected directly from ambiant air using the aerosol flow adapter while liquid samples can be dropcasted directly on the EMILIE nanomechanical sampling and sensing chip.

Collection of nanoplastics in air and acqueous samples

Airborne nanoplastics can be collected directly from ambiant air using the aerosol flow adapter while liquid samples can be dropcasted directly on the EMILIE nanomechanical sampling and sensing chip.

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Airborne nanoplastics can be collected directly from ambiant air using the aerosol flow adapter while liquid samples can be dropcasted directly on the EMILIE nanomechanical sampling and sensing chip.
After sample collection, the EMILIE nanomechanical sampling and sensing chip is transfered directly to the EMILIE infrared analyzer for NEMS-FTIR analysis.  Sensitivity is increased by 4-orders of magnitude compared to filter-based transmission FTIR.

Chemical characterization of nanoplastics by NEMS-FTIR

After sample collection, the EMILIE nanomechanical sampling and sensing chip is transfered directly to the EMILIE infrared analyzer for NEMS-FTIR analysis. Sensitivity is increased by 4-orders of magnitude compared to filter-based transmission FTIR.

EMILIE compared to the state of the art in nanoplastics characterization

1000x

More sensitive than PTFE filter-based transmission spectroscopy

100x

Shorter sampling times compared to filter-based techniques

4x

Complementary orthogonal techniques for further analysis: RAMAN spectroscopy, SEM/EDX, O-PTIR, and LDIR

1x

Order of magnitude more sensitive than state-of-the-art pyrolysis – gas chromatography Mass Spectrometry (PY-GC-MS)

Publications

Read our latest scientific publication showcasing how you can achieve picogram-level sensitivity for nanoplastics analysis with EMILIE!

ACS Nano 2026

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The first nanoelectromechanical analyzer for nanoplastics

Characterize nanoplastics and oligomers with picogram sensitivity and no size limitation!

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