A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has harnessed the power of high-throughput microscopy and automated image analysis to identify several potential substitutes for Bisphenol A (BPA).
“People are exposed to the various plastics that contain BPA or BPA substitutes on a daily basis, so finding compounds that would allow us to make these plastics safer is an important contribution,” says Adam Szafran, a postdoctoral associate in the Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Baylor College of Medicine.
Bisphenol A is a commercially produced organic chemical often used to make plastics and epoxies. BPA-based plastics are durable and clear, and can be used to create water bottles, CDs, and a variety of other consumer goods. Polymers containing BPA are often used to line the inside of cans and bottles that hold food products. When used for this application, BPA can leach out into the food or beverage in microgram quantities. Because BPA exhibits estrogen-mimicking activity, it...
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