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ReviewPolymers2025

An Overview of Bio-Based Polymers with Potential for Food Packaging Applications.

Raluca Şomoghi, Sonia Mihai, Florin Oancea

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Review in Polymers, 2025. 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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5citing papers in PubMed
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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

5 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

3 authors.

Raluca ŞomoghiFaculty of Petroleum Refining and Petrochemistry, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, 100680 Ploiesti, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-7648-3147
Sonia MihaiFaculty of Petroleum Refining and Petrochemistry, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, 100680 Ploiesti, Romania.
Florin OanceaNational Institute for Research and Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-7723-1814

Funding

Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization, through the PN 23.06 Core Program-ChemNewDeal within the National Plan for Research, Development and Innovation 2022-2027 PN 23.06.02.01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Food packaging is an essential part of the food industry. Packaging materials are indispensable in ensuring product safety, enhancing consumer experience, and supporting sustainable practices. This review provides an update on the role of bio-based polymers, including polylactic acid (PLA), polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), starch-based polymers, and cellulose-based polymers (cellulose acetate (CA), cellulose sulphate (CS), carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), nanocellulose (NC), and methylcellulose (MC)) for food packaging applications. Properties as mechanical, barrier and antimicrobial, as well as their eco-friendly behavior, are also summarized. The advantages and disadvantages of using bio-based polymers in food packaging are discussed. Present review also addresses the challenges associated with their preparation and highlights the potential future prospects of bio-based polymers for packaging applications.

Indexed as

barrier qualitiesbio-based polymersbiodegradabilityfood packagingmechanical propertiessustainability

Identifiers

PMID40942253
PMCPMC12431604

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Registered trials

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