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Microwave Cytometry with Machine Learning for Shape-Resolved Microplastic Detection.

Sayedus Salehin^1,2, Syed Shaheer Uddin Ahmed^1,2, Uzay Tefek^1,2

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara 06800, Turkey.

|March 19, 2026

Summary

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This study introduces a novel machine learning approach for microwave cytometry, enabling accurate, electronic-only determination of microplastic particle shapes. This breakthrough enhances the detection of environmental microplastics without optical analysis.

Keywords:

flow-through electronic sensors impedance cytometry machine learning classification microplastic detection micropollutant microwave sensors shape-resolved sensing

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Analytical Chemistry
Materials Science

Background:

Microplastics pose a significant global environmental health risk.
Current analytical tools for microplastic detection are limited by cost, size, and speed.
Existing portable sensors often assume spherical particle shapes, hindering accurate environmental analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

To overcome the limitation of shape assumptions in microplastic detection.
To develop a portable, high-throughput sensing technology for microplastics.
To enable morphology-aware electronic sensing of microplastics.

Main Methods:

Advanced microwave cytometry by integrating machine learning for shape recognition.
Utilized a flow-through electronic platform capturing dielectric signatures via microwave resonator and impedance signals.
Trained a random forest model using microscopy-derived shape measurements as ground truth.

Main Results:

Achieved electronic-only determination of particle geometry without optical input.
Accurately extracted major and minor axes of ellipsoidal microparticles with less than 8% relative error.
Enabled study of dielectric signatures of ellipsoid particles based on predicted geometry.

Conclusions:

This approach removes shape assumptions in electronic microplastic sensing.
Establishes a pathway for portable, high-throughput, morphology-aware microplastic detection.
Significantly advances the analytical capabilities for environmental microplastic characterization.