Analysis of polymeric biodegradability based on experimental results and numerical simulation

We describe techniques that we developed previously in studies of biodegradation of polymeric compounds. We present some experimental results concerning biodegradation of polyethylene. We introduce a mathematical model that govern the evolution of the weight distribution, and show how its inverse problem can be analyzed. We also introduce a mathematical model that governs the evolution of the weight distribution of polymeric compound subjected to enzymatic degradation, and present some numerical results concerning enzymatic degradation of polyvinyl alcohol.

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