Understanding the enzymatic degradation of biodegradable polymers and strategies to control their degradation rate

By H. Azevedo, Rui Luís Reis. 2005

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Lifetime prediction of biodegradable polymers (2017, background): “Azevedo and Reis reviewed the enzymatic degradation of biodegradable polymers [198] and summarised the typical stages in solution as:”
Review on the current status of polymer degradation: a microbial approach (2017, background): “The bioconversion process also alters the efficiency of the host response, cellular growth, material function, etc. (Azevedo and Reis 2005).”
Microbial lipases and their industrial applications: a comprehensive review (2020, unknown): “Using various physiochemical approaches the determination activities can be carried as with all reactions catalyzed by enzymes and observing the vanishing of the substrate or by the product release [145].”
Biological Degradation of Polymers in the Environment (2019, unknown): “Factors controlling polymer biodegradation [30].”