General Mechanism of Biological Degradation of Polymeric Materials (Review)

The article provides an overview of modern ideas about biodegradation and biodeterioration and of polymer materials. The mechanisms of bacteria sedimentation and attachment and the formation of biofilms are described. Schemes of influencing abiotic and biological environmental factors are considered...

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Published inSteel in translation Vol. 53; no. 12; pp. 1192 - 1199
Main Authors Laptev, A. B., Krivushina, A. A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.12.2023
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Biodegradation
Biofilms
Chemistry and Materials Science
Materials Science
Polymers
Polysaccharides
enzymes
depolymerization
biodeterioration
fungicides
biofilms
polymeric materials
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Summary:The article provides an overview of modern ideas about biodegradation and biodeterioration and of polymer materials. The mechanisms of bacteria sedimentation and attachment and the formation of biofilms are described. Schemes of influencing abiotic and biological environmental factors are considered: the impact of polysaccharides and proteins contained in biofilms on a polymer material, implementation of enzymatic biodegradation reactions, as well as the influence of the material composition and its nature on the tendency to biodegradation.
ISSN:0967-0912
1935-0988
DOI:10.3103/S0967091224700104