{
  "abstract": "Amylose containing polysaccharides are one of the most abundant and inexpensive naturally occurring biopolymers. Therefore, they are one of the most promising candidates to produce substitute plastics, especially in packaging applications. To determine the suitability for packaging applications, cytotoxicity of a modified amylose based bioplastic was investigated using NIH 3T3 Fibroblast cells from observation of cell morphology and MTS assay. Chemical durability of the amylose based bioplastic film was also studied by ion release and pH measurement after immersing the film into water. In&nbsp;vitro cytotoxicity (Cell morphology study and MTS assay) showed that the amylose based bioplastic film has in&nbsp;vitro biocompatibility and can be used for packaging applications. The ion release and pH measurement also supported the results.",
  "author": "Bandyopadhyay-Ghosh, Sanchita and Jeng, Robert and Mukherjee, Joydeep and Sain, Mohini",
  "author_list": [
    {
      "affiliation": [
        {
          "name": "Centre for Biocomposites and Biomaterials Processing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada"
        }
      ],
      "family": "Bandyopadhyay-Ghosh",
      "given": "Sanchita"
    },
    {
      "affiliation": [
        {
          "name": "Centre for Biocomposites and Biomaterials Processing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada"
        }
      ],
      "family": "Jeng",
      "given": "Robert"
    },
    {
      "affiliation": [
        {
          "name": "The Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada"
        }
      ],
      "family": "Mukherjee",
      "given": "Joydeep"
    },
    {
      "affiliation": [
        {
          "name": "Centre for Biocomposites and Biomaterials Processing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada"
        }
      ],
      "family": "Sain",
      "given": "Mohini"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2010-05-05",
  "doi": "10.1007/s10924-010-0192-1",
  "firstpage": "231",
  "issn": "1572-8900",
  "issue": "3",
  "journal": "Journal of Polymers and the Environment",
  "journal_abbrev": "J Polym Environ",
  "keywords": "Polymer Sciences",
  "language": "En",
  "lastpage": "234",
  "online_date": "2010/05/05",
  "pdf_url": "https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10924-010-0192-1.pdf",
  "publication_date": "2010/09",
  "publisher": "Springer",
  "title": "In Vitro Cytotoxicity of Amylose-Based Bioplastic for Packaging Applications",
  "type": "article",
  "url": "https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10924-010-0192-1",
  "volume": "18",
  "year": "2010"
}