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Biodeterioration of textiles
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Textiles, particularly those composed of natural organic fibres such as cotton, linen, wool, etc., are readily attacked by microorganisms, with fungi being the most important microorganisms in textile biodeterioration processes.About:
This article is published in International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation.The article was published on 2004-04-01. It has received 252 citations till now.read more
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Polymer biodegradation: mechanisms and estimation techniques.
Nathalie Lucas,Christophe Bienaimé,Christian Belloy,Michèle Queneudec,Françoise Silvestre,Jose-Edmundo Nava-Saucedo +5 more
TL;DR: The aim of this review is to emphasise the importance of measure as well as possible, the last stage of the biodegradation, in order to certify the integration of new materials into the biogeochemical cycles.
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Microfibres from apparel and home textiles: Prospects for including microplastics in environmental sustainability assessment
TL;DR: In this article, a critical review of factors affecting the release from fabrics of microfibres, and of the risks for impacts on ecological systems and potentially on human health is presented, with the potential to include a metric for microplastic pollution in tools that have been developed to quantify the environmental performance of apparel and home textiles.
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Heterogeneous wettable cotton based superhydrophobic Janus biofabric engineered with PLA/functionalized-organoclay microfibers for efficient oil-water separation
TL;DR: In this article, an in situ fabricated, heterogeneous wettable, and biodegradable PLA Janus fabric based on a cellulosic-substrate, functionalized with surface modified nanoclay is presented.
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Robust Fluorine-Free and Self-Healing Superhydrophobic Coatings by H3BO3 Incorporation with SiO2–Alkyl-Silane@PDMS on Cotton Fabric
TL;DR: The developed superhydrophobic coatings in this study are robust, environmentally benign, and easy to fabricate, showing promising applications in textile industries.
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Microorganisms Attack Synthetic Polymers in Items Representing Our Cultural Heritage
TL;DR: Although many reports in the scientific literature claim that microorganisms are capable of degrading synthetic resins, the microbial contamination of synthetic polymers that are used as materials for conservation treatment and in contemporary collections is still underestimated.
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Wood : decay, pests, and protection
R. A. Eaton,M. D. C. Hale +1 more
TL;DR: Microbial decay of wood insect and marine borer attack of wood wood preservation and protection and the role of sunlight in this attack is studied.
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Silk polymers : materials science and biotechnology
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Fungal susceptibility of polyurethanes.
TL;DR: Polyether polyurethanes were moderately to highly resistant to fungal attack, whereas all polyester polyurehanes tested were highly susceptible.
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A Review on Biodegradable Plastics
TL;DR: The interaction between synthetic polymers and the natural environment in terms of the effects of oxygen, radiant energy, and living organisms has been extensively studied over the past two decades as mentioned in this paper.