Accelerating the environmental biodegradation of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) via plasma surface treatment
Ebru Akdoğan, Hasret Tolga Şirin, Gülcan Şahal, Zülküf Deniz, Ayberk Kaya, Dilek Çökeliler Serdaroğlu
Topics & Concepts
BiodegradationSurface energyContact angleCrystallinityBiofilmSurface roughnessMaterials sciencePlasma etchingChemical engineeringPlasmaChemistryComposite materialEtching (microfabrication)Organic chemistryBacteriaBiologyLayer (electronics)PhysicsGeneticsQuantum mechanicsEngineeringMicroplastics and Plastic Pollutionbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies