biodegradable polymer

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Polymer susceptible to degradation by biological activity, with the degradation accompanied by a lowering of its molar mass.
Notes:
  1. See also Note 2 to polymer degradation.
  2. In the case of a polymer, its biodegradation proceeds not only by catalytic activity of enzymes, but also by a wide variety of biological activities.
Source:
PAC, 2004, 76, 889. (Definitions of terms relating to reactions of polymers and to functional polymeric materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2003)) on page 898 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'biodegradable polymer' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.BT07169 RIS BibTex EndNote
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