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ArticlePolymers2024

Νovel Polylactic Acid/Tetraethyl Citrate Self-Healable Active Packaging Films Applied to Pork Fillets' Shelf-Life Extension.

Vassilios K Karabagias, Aris E Giannakas, Nikolaos D Andritsos, Dimitrios Moschovas, Andreas Karydis-Messinis, Areti Leontiou, Apostolos Avgeropoulos, Nikolaos E Zafeiropoulos, Charalampos Proestos, Constantinos E Salmas

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Article in Polymers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Vassilios K KarabagiasDepartment of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, Greece.
Aris E GiannakasDepartment of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3585-9045
Nikolaos D AndritsosDepartment of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-7784-6424
Dimitrios MoschovasDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2209-8355
Andreas Karydis-MessinisDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2773-0703
Areti LeontiouDepartment of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0918-7759
Apostolos AvgeropoulosDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6203-9942
Nikolaos E ZafeiropoulosDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8107-0075
Charalampos ProestosLaboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-3450-5969
Constantinos E SalmasDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9475-9354
University of Ioannina · GRUniversity of Patras · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nowadays, increased food safety and decreased food waste are two of the major global interests. Self-healable active packaging materials are an attractive option to achieve such targets. This property is critical for the hygiene and the consumption appropriateness of the food. Polylactic acid is a very promising polymeric matrix that potentially could replace the widely used low-density polyethylene due to its biobased origin and its easy biodegradable nature. The main drawback of this polymeric matrix is its brittle, fragile nature. On the other hand, tetraethyl citrate is a biobased approved food additive which became an attractive option as a plasticizer for industries seeking alternative materials to replace the traditional petrochemically derived compounds. A novel biobased film exhibiting self-healing behavior suitable for food-active packaging was developed during this study. Polylactic acid's brittleness was reduced drastically by incorporating tetraethyl citrate, and a random cut on the original self-repairing film was fully healed after 120 s. The optimum concentration of tetraethyl citrate in the polylactic acid was around 15%

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active packagingantibacterial activityantioxidant activitymechanical propertiespolylactide acidpork fillets shelf lifeself-healingtetraethyl citratewater/oxygen barrier properties

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PMID38675048
PMCPMC11054538
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