Environmental degradation of biodegradable polyesters 1. Poly(ε-caprolactone), poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate], and poly(L-lactide) films in controlled static seawater

By H. Tsuji, Kaori Suzuyoshi. 2002

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New emerging trends in synthetic biodegradable polymers – Polylactide: A critique (2007, background): “In vitro studies Different research groups have studied the degradation of PLA under various environments like in controlled environment in soil and in microbial culture of Fusarium moniliforme and Pseudomanas putida [150] in alkaline medium [151] in sea water [152], compost microorganisms [153], hy”
Seawater ageing of flax/poly(lactic acid) biocomposites (2009, background): “Reported results from tests on PLLA films indicated less degradation after 10 weeks in seawater at 25°C [41], but the initial Mw values were rather higher for those materials.”
Biodegradation of starch/polylactic acid/poly(hydroxyester-ether) composite bars in soil (2003, background): “However, even thin films of PLA may require years to degrade depending on the particular environment [21–23,28] and problems previously seen with use of ‘‘degradable’’ polyethylene films, such as pieces of partially degraded plastic bags or mulch blowing around and strangulation or intestinal blocka”
Lifetime prediction of biodegradable polymers (2017, background): “However, abiotic hydrolysis occurred more slowly [76], indicating that microorganisms play a significant role in the environmental biodegradation of PCL. Tsuji and Suzuyoshi [301] found that the relative degradation rate, as judged by weight loss, tensile strength and Young’s modulus results, decrea”