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May 12, Tuesday
11:30am New Delhi | 2:00pm Singapore/Taipei | 3:00pm Seoul/Tokyo | 4:00pm Sydney | 6:00pm Wellington
Microplastics are increasingly detected across the environment and even within the human body, raising urgent questions about their sources, exposure pathways, and health implications.
In this webinar, we will explore complementary analytical solutions for comprehensive microplastics characterization.
Discover how FTIR and Raman spectroscopy enable reliable particle identification and imaging—covering sizes from millimeters down to a few microns—while high-resolution mass spectrometry techniques such as pyrolysis GC-HRMS and LC-based workflows provide sensitive detection and quantification of polymers and plastic-related chemicals in complex environmental and biological matrices.
From particle-level identification to advanced chemical fingerprinting and exposure assessment, learn how Thermo Fisher Scientific technologies support micro- and nanoplastics analysis across research, environmental monitoring, and human biomonitoring applications.
Speakers
Dr. Kuanliang Shao (Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Environmental Health Comprehensive Laboratory for Untargeted Exposome Science | Emory University) will share how Py-GC-HRMS is enabling population-level biomonitoring of MNPs in human tissues and its integration into exposomics frameworks.
Kuanliang Shao is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Environmental Health at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. His research focuses on developing untargeted Py-GC-HRMS and LC-HRMS methods for detecting and quantifying micro- and nano-plastics (MNPs) and related chemicals in humans, along with their biological effects. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Science and Technology of China and earned his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of California, Riverside, where he advanced pyrolysis reaction theory. His work also includes studies on air pollution and exposure risk, supported by two internal UC research grants.
Dr. Wang Rui (Business Development Manager, Chemical Analysis | Thermo Fisher Scientific) will provide an overview of FTIR and Raman spectroscopy solutions for microplastics identification, highlighting how technologies ranging from point-and-shoot systems to advanced imaging platforms enable reliable analysis across diverse environmental samples and particle sizes, from millimeters down to a few microns.
Dr. Wang Rui joined Thermo Fisher Scientific in 2019 as Business Development Manager for spectroscopy business unit. His current focus is on vibrational microscopy technique for environmental application. Prior to his current job, he worked for Bruker as Product Application Manager in Nano-Analytical Division. He graduated from Nanyang Technological University in 2011.