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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
; 38(10): 1438-1442, 1999 May 17.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29711570
ABSTRACT
It is completely plausible that unmodified materials of natural origin, such as the native macromolecules cellulose or starch, are biodegradable. If these materials are modified then degradation may, depending on the degree of modification, be more difficult or even impossible. In the same manner synthesized macromolecules, whether from renewable or petrochemical sources, could be inert or completey biodegradable, depending on their chemical structure.