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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Gelatin- and Papaya-Based Biodegradable and Edible Packaging Films to Counter Plastic Waste Generation.

Jaweria Ashfaq, Iftikhar Ahmed Channa, Asif Ahmed Shaikh, Ali Dad Chandio, Aqeel Ahmed Shah, Bushra Bughio, Ashfaque Birmahani, Sultan Alshehri, Mohammed M Ghoneim

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Jaweria AshfaqDepartment of Metallurgical, Materials & Environmental Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi 75270, Pakistan.
Iftikhar Ahmed ChannaDepartment of Metallurgical, Materials & Environmental Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi 75270, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-5585-8886
Asif Ahmed ShaikhDepartment of Metallurgical, Materials & Environmental Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi 75270, Pakistan.
Ali Dad ChandioDepartment of Metallurgical, Materials & Environmental Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi 75270, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-4115-2070
Aqeel Ahmed ShahDepartment of Metallurgical, Materials & Environmental Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi 75270, Pakistan.
Bushra BughioLarkana Campus, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University, Larkana 77150, Pakistan.
Ashfaque BirmahaniOjha Campus, DOW University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi City 74200, Pakistan.
Sultan AlshehriDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 1145, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0922-9819
Mohammed M GhoneimDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, Ad Diriyah 13713, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9179-4373
NED University of Engineering and Technology · PKAlfaisal University · SADow University of Health Sciences · PKKing Saud University · SAShaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University · PK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most of the food packaging materials used in the market are petroleum-based plastics; such materials are neither biodegradable nor environmentally friendly and require years to decompose. To overcome these problems, biodegradable and edible materials are encouraged to be used because such materials degrade quickly due to the actions of bacteria, fungi, and other environmental effects. In this work, commonly available household materials such as gelatin, soy protein, corn starch, and papaya were used to prepare cost-effective lab-scale biodegradable and edible packaging film as an effective alternative to commercial plastics to reduce waste generation. Prepared films were characterized in terms of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), water vapor transmission rate (WVTR), optical transparency, and tensile strength. FTIR confirmed the addition of papaya and soy protein to the gelatin backbone. WVTR of the gelatin-papaya films was recorded to be less than 50 g/m

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edible filmfilm propertiesfood packaginggelatinpapaya pureesoy proteinthin film

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PMID35160991
PMCPMC8840015
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