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During the recent years, various bacteria and fungi have been investigated concerning their ability to degrade artificial polymers. This chapter reviews recent work on enzymes used for hydrolysis/oxidation of synthetic polymers and discusses their use in polymer surface modification.
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Fischer-Colbrie, G., Heumann, S., Guebitz1, G. (2006). Enzymes for Polymer Surface Modification. In: Edwards, J.V., Buschle-Diller, G., Goheen, S.C. (eds) Modified Fibers with Medical and Specialty Applications. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3794-5_11
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