课件-6-5- biodegradable polymers3.pptVIP

Chapter 6 Functional Polymers6.9 Biodegradable Polymers Xie Xing Yi , Ph. D College of Polym. Sci. Eng., Sichuan University 1. Introduction What is biodegradation? Biodegradation: being naturally broken down. Polymer Ways of biodegradation: hydrolytic and/or enzymatic mechanisms. Other identical terms: being absorbable, erodible, and resorbable 1. Introduction Why biodegradable polymers interesting? First, white pollution caused by plastic wastes is a serious problem. They can be used as ecological materials. Second, they are gradually absorbed by the human body and do not perm