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Polyisobutylene Micro/Nanoplastics Induce Multi-System Toxicity, Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction, and Neurodegeneration in Drosophila melanogaster

Micro/nanoplastics (MNPs) are increasingly recognized as a persistent environmental contaminant of concern, yet polyisobutylene (PIB), an industrially significant polymer used as industrial sealants, adhesives, cable insulation, lubricant additives, and chewing gum bases, remains poorly studied relative to more commonly studied plastics such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polystyrene (PS),…

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