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ArticlePolymers2024

Biodegradation of Nitrile Gloves as Sole Carbon Source of

Javier Alejandro Delgado-Nungaray, David Grajeda-Arias, Eire Reynaga-Delgado, Orfil Gonzalez-Reynoso

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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 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 32% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Haloalkalitolerant Nitrile-UtilizingInternational journal of microbiology · 2026
    Article
  3. Using gloves wisely: rethinking glove use for health, safety, and environmental sustainability.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2026
    Article
  4. Nitrile rubber biodegradation byApplied and environmental microbiology · 2025
    Article
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 1 institution in 1 country.

Javier Alejandro Delgado-NungarayChemical Engineering Department, University Center for Exact and Engineering Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Blvd. M. García Barragán # 1451, Guadalajara C.P. 44430, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID 0009-0004-3856-4714
David Grajeda-AriasPharmacobiology Department, University Center for Exact and Engineering Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Blvd. M. García Barragán # 1451, Guadalajara C.P. 44430, Jalisco, Mexico.
Eire Reynaga-DelgadoPharmacobiology Department, University Center for Exact and Engineering Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Blvd. M. García Barragán # 1451, Guadalajara C.P. 44430, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-8769-7407
Orfil Gonzalez-ReynosoChemical Engineering Department, University Center for Exact and Engineering Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Blvd. M. García Barragán # 1451, Guadalajara C.P. 44430, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-7721-1127
Universidad de Guadalajara · MX

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nitrile gloves have become a significant environmental pollutant after the COVID-19 pandemic due to their single-use design. This study examines the capability of

Indexed as

biofilmCOVID-19EPS matrixNBRnitrile glovesplastic biodegradationplastic pollutionPseudomonas aeruginosaSEM

Identifiers

PMID38675080
PMCPMC11055158
OpenAlexW4395010106

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Registered trials

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