ABSTRACT
Biodegradable polymers are becoming increasingly important as they can be degraded when placed in bioactive environments, such as bacteria, fungi, and algae, or by hydrolysis when placed in buffer solutions or seawater. They are therefore attractive substitutes for many synthetic materials because they can alleviate problems associated with solid-waste disposal (Gross and Kalra 2002; Mooney 2009; Ray and Bousmina 2005). As a speci„c example, worldwide
CONTENTS
12.1 Introduction ................................................................................................423 12.2 Experimental Section ................................................................................425
