Degradation green polymer chemistry

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In the case of biomedical applications, metallic impurities coming from the organo-metallic catalysts of ROP may be of concern, because they can accumulate within matrix remnants after degradation [26]. A recent strategy to reduce such problems and to shift polymer synthesis further towards green chemistry is the use of enzymes as catalysts. Kobayashi and Makino [27] published a... 

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Industry s growing attention to green chemistry is an indicator that its benefits to people, the environment and business are being recognized. It is possible to balance green chemistry and successful new developments, and, perhaps more important, to recognize that a sustainable polymer industry is eventually inevitable with the limited supply of fossil feedstocks. Some of the newer developments in the degradable plastics area are already based on renewable resources. 

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