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ReviewNature communications2026

Bacterial cellulose as a promising biodegradable bioplastic for sustainability.

Yihai Yan, Lijuan Liu, Fan Wang, Haibo Zhang

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Review in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

1 citing paper 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.

Yihai Yan *Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China.
Lijuan Liu *Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China.
Fan Wang *Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China.
Haibo ZhangQingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China. zhanghb@qibebt.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-9840

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) U24A20478, NSF32170084Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province tstp20250542
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fossil-based plastics pose significant threats to global ecosystems, driving the need for sustainable bioplastic alternatives. Bacterial cellulose (BC), a biodegradable biopolymer with ultrafine nanoscale network, high water retention, robust mechanical properties and biocompatibility, presents a promising sustainable solution. This review traces the evolution from non-degradable to emerging biodegradable plastics, emphasizing BC's modification-structure-property relationships, environmental impact, techno-economic analysis and contributions in promoting a circular economy. Furthermore, this review highlights BC's potential as a bioplastic and discusses its current limitations and viable solutions. Development of BC-based bioplastics opens avenues for addressing the material-energy-environmental challenges faced by sustainable development.

Indexed as

BacteriaBiodegradable PlasticsCelluloseSustainable DevelopmentBiodegradation, EnvironmentalBiodegradable PlasticsCellulose

Identifiers

PMID41882005
PMCPMC13181089

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