Research outputs and publications developed within the AURORA project will be published in open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journals and document repositories. Links to published materials are added below as soon as they are publicly available.
Fluorescent nanoplastics: What steps are needed towards a representative toolkit?
Date: December 15, 2025
Authors: Karen van den Akker, Laurens D. B. Mandemaker, Joren M. Dorresteijn, Linda A. Amaral-Zettler, Bert M. Weckhuysen & Florian Meirer
Journal: Microplastics and Nanoplastics
DOI: 10.1186/s43591-025-00159-0
Development of a reliable preprocessing protocol for fluorescent micro- and nanoplastic analysis in human placental tissue
Date: July 11, 2025
Authors: Laura M. Zoutendijk, Zenzi Matla, Hanna M. Dusza, Barbara M. Scholz-Böttcher, Bert M. Weckhuysen , Laurens D. B. Mandemaker, Florian Meirer
Journal: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
DOI: 10.1093/etojnl/vgaf177
Limited passage and functional effects of polystyrene micro- and nanoplastics in a physiologically-relevant in vitro human placental co-culture model
Date: June 6, 2025
Authors: Jeske van Boxel, Sandra M. Nijmeijer, Manuel T. Heinzelmann, Sebastian Rupp, Majorie B.M. van Duursen
Journal: Reproductive Toxicity
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2025.108956
Extremely high levels of PBDEs in children's toys from European markets: Causes and implications for the circular economy
Date: October 14, 2024
Authors: Chijioke Olisah, Lisa Melymuk, Ondrej Audy, Petr Kukucka, Petra Pribylova, Martin Boudot
Journal: Environmental Sciences Europe
DOI: 10.1186/s12302-024-00999-2
Advancements in assays for micro- and nanoplastic detection: Paving the way for biomonitoring and exposomics studies
Date: September 13, 2024
Authors: Kuanliang Shao, Runyu Zou, Zhuoyue Zhang, Laurens D.B. Mandemaker, Sarah Timbie, Ronald D. Smith, Amanda M. Durkin, Hanna M. Dusza, Florian Meirer, Bert M. Weckhuysen, Tanya L. Alderete, Roel Vermuelen, Douglas I. Walker
Journal: Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-030424-112828
Effects of polystyrene micro- and nanoplastics on androgen- and estrogen receptor activity and steroidogenesis in vitro
Date: September 5, 2024
Authors: Jeske van Boxel, Rani R.J. Khargi, Sandra M. Nijmeijer, Manuel T. Heinzelmann, Daniel Da Costa Pereira, Marja H. Lamoree, Majorie B.M. van Duursen
Journal: Toxicology In Vitro
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2024.105938
Impacts of micro- and nanoplastics on early-life health: A roadmap towards risk assessment
Date: July 2, 2024
Authors: Emily A. Christopher, Yvette Christopher-de Vries, Anitha Devadoss, Laurens D.B. Mandemaker, Jeske van Boxel, Helena M. Copsey, Hanna M. Dusza, Juliette Legler, Florian Meirer, Jane Muncke, Tim S. Nawrot, Nelly D. Saenen, Barbara M. Scholz-Böttcher, Lang Tran, Bert M. Weckhuysen, Runyu Zou, Lisa Zimmermann, Karen S. Galea, Roel Vermeulen & Matthew S. P. Boyles
Journal: Microplastics and Nanoplastics
DOI: 10.1186/s43591-024-00089-3
Experimental human placental models for studying uptake, transport and toxicity of micro- and nanoplastics
Date: November 20, 2022
Authors: Hanna M. Dusza, Jeske van Boxel, Majorie B.M. van Duursen, Markus M. Forsberg, Juliette Legler, Kirsi H. Vähäkangas
Journal: Science of the Total Environment
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160403
