Degradable Polymers
Subtitle: Principles and applications
By: edited by Gerald Scott, Dan Gilead
Contributors: Gilead, Dan
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9789401042536; 9789401105712
Subjects: Polymers; Surfaces (Physics)
Description: This text provides a detailed discussion of the main classes of degradable polymers, including polyester, cellulosics, starch-based polymers and photo and thermo-degradable polymers. There are also chapters on applications in medicine and agriculture, as well as a discussion of the relevance of degradable plastics in waste management. The book covers the usefulness of this phenomenon as well as the problems which it can cause.
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