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ArticlePolymers2021

Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC) Based Electrospun Composite Nanofiber Mats for Food Packaging.

Motahira Hashmi, Sana Ullah, Azeem Ullah, Yusuke Saito, Md Kaiser Haider, Xinyu Bie, Kosei Wada, Ick Soo Kim

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Article in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 82 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Motahira HashmiNano Fusion Technology Research Group, Shinshu University Ueda Campus, Nagano 386-8567, Japan.
Sana UllahNano Fusion Technology Research Group, Shinshu University Ueda Campus, Nagano 386-8567, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6628-143X
Azeem UllahNano Fusion Technology Research Group, Shinshu University Ueda Campus, Nagano 386-8567, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7068-2471
Yusuke SaitoNano Fusion Technology Research Group, Shinshu University Ueda Campus, Nagano 386-8567, Japan.
Md Kaiser HaiderNano Fusion Technology Research Group, Shinshu University Ueda Campus, Nagano 386-8567, Japan.
Xinyu BieNano Fusion Technology Research Group, Shinshu University Ueda Campus, Nagano 386-8567, Japan.
Kosei WadaNano Fusion Technology Research Group, Shinshu University Ueda Campus, Nagano 386-8567, Japan.
Ick Soo KimNano Fusion Technology Research Group, Shinshu University Ueda Campus, Nagano 386-8567, Japan.
Shinshu University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cellulose is one of the most abundantly available natural polymers. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) belongs to the cellulose family and has different degrees of substitution. Current research comprises the fabrication and characterization of CMC nanofibers using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as capping agents and carriers for sustainable food packaging applications. Recently authors successfully fabricated smooth and uniform nanofibers of stated polymers and optimized the ratios of three polymers for continuous production. However, in this research, it was further characterized for mechanical properties, surface properties, structural properties, air permeability, and chemical properties to confirm the suitability and scope of tri-component nanofibrous mats in food packaging applications. Different fruits and vegetables were packed in a plastic container and closed by nanofiber mats and by a plastic lid. All samples were observed after a specific period of time (fruits were kept for 40 days while vegetables were kept for 10 days in the controlled environment). It was observed in the results that fruits and vegetables closed by nanofiber based webs exhibited better freshness and lower accumulation of moisture as compared to that of containers with plastic lids. From the results of performed tests, it was observed that nanofiber mats possess enough mechanical, structural, and morphological properties to be used as food packaging.

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air permeabilitycarboxymethyl celluloseelectrospinningfood packagingsustainable

Identifiers

PMID33477920
PMCPMC7835877
OpenAlexW3123213781

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