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ReviewPolymers2021

Review on Spinning of Biopolymer Fibers from Starch.

Selamu Temesgen, Mirko Rennert, Tamrat Tesfaye, Michael Nase

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Review in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Selamu TemesgenInstitute for Biopolymers and Sustainability (ibp), Hof University of Applied Sciences, 95028 Hof/Saale, Germany.
Mirko RennertInstitute for Biopolymers and Sustainability (ibp), Hof University of Applied Sciences, 95028 Hof/Saale, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6663-1954
Tamrat TesfayeEthiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar P.O. Box 1037, Ethiopia.
Michael NaseInstitute for Biopolymers and Sustainability (ibp), Hof University of Applied Sciences, 95028 Hof/Saale, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8017-4849
Hof University of Applied Sciences · DEBahir Dar University · ETWollo University · ET

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Increasing interest in bio-based polymers and fibers has led to the development of several alternatives to conventional plastics and fibers made of these materials. Biopolymer fibers can be made from renewable, environmentally friendly resources and can be fully biodegradable. Biogenic resources with a high content of carbohydrates such as starch-containing plants have huge potentials to substitute conventional synthetic plastics in a number of applications. Much literature is available on the production and modification of starch-based fibers and blends of starch with other polymers. Chemistry and structure-property relationships of starch show that it can be used as an attractive source of raw material which can be exploited for conversion into a number of high-value bio-based products. In this review, possible spinning techniques for the development of virgin starch or starch/polymer blend fibers and their products are discussed. Beneficiation of starch for the development of bio-based fibers can result in the sustainable replacement of oil-based high-value materials with cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and abundant products.

Indexed as

bio-based materialsbiofibersbiopolymersoil-based polymersspinningstarch

Identifiers

PMID33915955
PMCPMC8036305
OpenAlexW3142503946

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