Fig. 5: Rapid biodegradation of LEAFF films in soil.
From: Biomimetic layered, ecological, advanced, multi-functional film for sustainable packaging
A Image of LEAFF film packaging application of an apple slice. Scale bar: 1 cm. B Representation of biodegradation of bioplastic films. Scale bar: 1 cm; bacteria not to scale. Created in BioRender. Dhatt, P. (https://BioRender.com/gu7gqlt). C Soil biodegradation photos for timepoints weeks 1, 3, and 5, showing their respective week 0 control. The biodegradation of control CNF and PLA are compared to the LEAFF. Scale bars: 1 cm. D SEM images of the degrading films at 2 weeks. Scale bar: 10μm. E Weight percentage remaining of composite films over the course of biodegradation. Films: Neat CNF (C, gray), CNF/PLA (CP, blue), LEAFF (L, green), neat PLA (P, purple), N = 3. Data: mean ± SEM. F Top 10 genera of microbial community by relative abundance.
