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The creation of light-harvesting, living cellular devices could fundamentally change the way we interact with our natural environment

UBC’s BioProducts Institute develops a plant-based filter, "bioCap," that can capture nearly 99.9% of microplastic particles in water, offering a scalable and sustainable solution to microplastic pollution. Could plants offer a solution to the looming threat of microplastic pollution? Scientists

Recent breakthrough research conducted by scientists at the University of British Columbia can capture up to 99.9% of microplastics present in water.

Plants could be the solution to the impending threat of microplastic pollution. Researchers at UBC’s BioProducts Institute discovered that adding tannins—natural plant compounds that cause the mouth to pucker when they bite into an unripe fruit—to a layer of wood dust can create a filter that traps nearly all microplastic particles in water.

UBC scientists create device that uses wood dust to trap up to 99.9 per cent of microplastics in water.