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Polyurethane Biodegradation

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Polyurethanes represent a class of polymers that have found a widespread use in the medical, automotive and industrial fields. Polyurethanes can be found in products such as furniture, coatings, adhesives, constructional materials, fibers, paddings, paints, elastomers and synthetic skins. Polyurethane is abbreviated as PUR in compliance with official German and International standards. However, the abbreviation PU is more commonly used in English texts.

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Howard, G.T. (2012). Polyurethane Biodegradation. In: Singh, S. (eds) Microbial Degradation of Xenobiotics. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23789-8_14

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