According to research published in the ACS partner journal Environment & Health, microplastics — particles from 1 to 62 ...

Key Takeaways Bags of intravenous fluid are a source of microplasticsResearchers found microplastics in two different brands ...

Microplastics get everywhere, and there’s increasing attention being paid to their potential effects on human health. It’s ...

New research cited in a recent article from Packaging Insights states that that is the case for IV bags, claiming that ...

Both samples were found to contain fragments of the same material as the bags ... And during abdominal surgery, which requires multiple IV bags, the researchers calculated that this number ...

IV bags are used for different types of dialysis ... other manufacturers to expand production and supply of critical IV materials and goods needed to produce sterile IV solutions.

Microplastics found in IV infusion bags may enter the bloodstream, potentially posing health risks to patients.

Microplastics have been found almost everywhere that scientists have looked for them. Now these bits of plastic -- from 1 to 62 micrometers long -- have been found in the filtered solutions used for ...

In clinical settings, IV infusions are packaged in individual ... particles made from polypropylene—the same material as the bags—which suggests that the bags shed microplastics into the ...