SiMPore At Work

Publications and Application Notes Featuring the Use of SiMPore Silicon Nanomembranes for the Detection and Analysis of Microplastics

Scientific Publications

Multi-modal analysis of microplastics enabled by silicon nanomembranes

Multimodal Analysis of Microplastics in Drinking Water Using a Silicon Nanomembrane Analysis Pipeline

T. Horan, et al. | Jove (2025)

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Assessment of Household Settled Dust via Silicon Nanomembrane Analysis Pipeline (SNAP)

Romanick et al. | Environmental Technology & Innovation (2025)

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Characterization and Potential Influence of Laboratory Airborne Particle Fallout on Microplastics Analysis

Lao et al. | Journal of Hazardous Materials (2025)

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Assessing Bioactivity of Environmental Water Samples Filtered Using Nanomembrane Technology and mammalian Cell Lines

Morgan et al. | Eco-Environment and Health (2024)

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Comparative Evaluation of Filtration and Imaging Properties of Analytical Filters for Microplastic Capture and Analysis

Carter et al. | Chemisphere (2023)

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Ingestion of Polyethylene Terephthalate Microplastic Water Contaminants by Xenopus Laevis Tadpoles Negatively Affects Their Resistance to Ranavirus Infection and Antiviral Immunity

Can et al. | Environmental Pollution, 356: 124340 (2024)

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Silicon Nanomembrane Filtration and Imaging for the Evaluation of Microplastic Entrainment Along a Municipal Water Delivery Route

Madejski et al. | Sustainability, 12, 10655 (2020)

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Application Notes

Multimodal Forensic USP788 Method II Studies Enabled by Silicon Nanomembranes and Raman

Aug 12, 2026

Authored by: Teagan Horan, Applications Scientist, SiMPore and Peng Miao, Applications Scientist, HORIBA Instruments Inc. Introduction USP788 is an accepted method by which to test parenteral drug products for the presence of subvisible particles 10 µm and larger. Method I utilizes light obscuration to detect and measure levels of these particles. When samples exceed the […]

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8 µm Comparative Bottled Water Analysis: What’s in YOUR Water?

Nov 24, 2025

We analyzed seven top bottled water brands with 8 µm and 3 µm cut-off SiMPore Filter Disks, reporting the total particle counts from one-liter water bottles—and you won’t believe the results! Read the study

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Evaluating Time to Results for Particle Capture and Analysis on SiMPore Filters

Sep 13, 2024

Application Note: Impact of analytical filter surface on total analysis time – Bigger isn’t always better! Read the study

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