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ArticleHeliyon2024

Bio-based polylactic acid labware as a sustainable alternative for microbial cultivation in life science laboratories.

Jennie O Loughlin, Bevin Herward, Dylan Doherty, Purabi Bhagabati, Susan M Kelleher, Samantha Fahy, Brian Freeland, Keith D Rochfort, Jennifer Gaughran

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Jennie O LoughlinSchool of Physical Sciences, Dublin City University, D9 Dublin, Ireland.
Bevin HerwardSchool of Physical Sciences, Dublin City University, D9 Dublin, Ireland.
Dylan DohertySchool of Physical Sciences, Dublin City University, D9 Dublin, Ireland.
Purabi BhagabatiSchool of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, D9 Dublin, Ireland.
Susan M KelleherSchool of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, D9 Dublin, Ireland.
Samantha FahyOffice of the Chief Operations Officer, Dublin City University, D9 Dublin, Ireland.
Brian FreelandSchool of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, D9 Dublin, Ireland.
Keith D RochfortSchool of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, D9 Dublin, Ireland.
Jennifer GaughranSchool of Physical Sciences, Dublin City University, D9 Dublin, Ireland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-use plastics (SUPs) in life science laboratories account for approximately 5.5 million tonnes of waste per year globally. Of SUPs used in life science laboratories, Petri dishes, centrifuge tubes, and inoculation loops are some of the most common. In order to reduce the reliance on petrochemical-based SUPs in the life science research laboratory and minimize the negative environmental impacts associated with SUPs, this research investigates the applicability of polylactic acid (PLA) in single-use labware as a replacement for petrochemical-based plastics. PLA is one of the most well-studied biodegradable plastics that can be produced from sustainable resources. Commercially available PLA was used to 3D print a select range of labware to test the suitability of PLA-based material for routine microbiology work. An injection moulded PLA-based Petri dish was also designed and produced, for increased optical clarity. The biocompatibility was tested against Gram-negative (

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Cell viabilityCircular bioeconomyOptical sensorsPolylactic acidSustainability

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PMID39539974
PMCPMC11558637

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