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

Microplastics have been found almost everywhere that scientists have looked for them. Now, according to new research, these ...

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 ...

Research from the 1970s suggests IV fluid bags can contain solid particles, but few scientists have followed up on what those particles are made of. Liwu Zhang, Ventsislav Kolev Valev and ...

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

In hospital many drugs, as well as fluids and nutrients, are administered through plastic IV bags. The scientists bought two different common brands of 8.4oz bags of IV saline solution ...

The researchers estimate that thousands of plastic particles could be delivered directly to a person’s bloodstream from a single 8.4-ounce (250-milliliter) bag of infusion fluid. In clinical settings, ...

Research from the 1970s suggests IV fluid bags can contain solid particles, but few scientists have followed up on what those particles are made of. Researchers Liwu Zhang, Ventsislav Kolev Valev ...

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