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ReviewPolymers2022

Current Research and Applications of Starch-Based Biodegradable Films for Food Packaging.

Helen Onyeaka, KeChrist Obileke, Golden Makaka, Nwabunwanne Nwokolo

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Review in Polymers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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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

35 citing papers in PubMed.

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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.

Helen OnyeakaSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3846-847X
KeChrist ObilekeFort Hare Institute of Technology, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-5416-2377
Golden MakakaDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa.
Nwabunwanne NwokoloFort Hare Institute of Technology, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-4196-3722

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of biodegradable packaging material as an alternative to conventional petrochemical-based polymers is based on the environmental issues associated with conventional materials. This review aims to update the existing knowledge regarding the application of starch-based biodegradable films for food packaging. From the review, it was evident that starch stands out among biopolymers due to its abundance and cost effectiveness. This review is the first of its kind, having reviewed over 100 articles/publications on starch-based biodegradable films, consolidating their current state of research and their applications for food packaging; therefore, this review provides an insight into the utilization of nanomaterials to improve the shelf life of packaging of food.

Indexed as

biodegradable filmenvironmental impactfood packagingshelf lifestarch

Identifiers

PMID35335456
PMCPMC8954184

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