A spectrophotometric method for detection of enzymatic degradation of thin polymer films

Journal of Environmental Polymer Degradation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-15

  Timmins, M R ^a   Gilmore, D F ^a   Lotti, N ^a   Scandola, M ^a   Fuller, R C ^a   Lenz, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

enzymatic degradation; polyhydroxyalkanoate; turbidimetric film

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTANCE INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (ATRIR); CELLULOSE ACETATE ESTERS (CAE); ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE; TURBIDITY;

CELLULOSE; DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; ESTERS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; THIN FILMS; TURBIDIMETERS;

PLASTIC FILMS;

PAUCIMONAS LEMOIGNEI; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0030772713     PISSN: 10647546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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