Surface changes in polyhydroxyalkanoate films during biodegradation and biofouling

Polymer International

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1042-1051

  Woolnough, Catherine A ^a   Charlton, Tim ^a   Yee, Lachlan H ^a   Sarris, Maria ^a   Foster, L John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biofilms; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Polyhydroxyalkanoates; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOFOULING; COMPUTER NETWORKS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTACT ANGLE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; POLYMERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; SURFACE CHANGES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOPOLYMER; DEGRADATION; FILM; FOULING; LASER; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 50449099602     PISSN: 09598103     EISSN: 10970126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pi.2444     Document Type: Article

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