Soil microbiomes mediate degradation of vinyl ester-based polymer composites

Adam M. Breister; Muhammad A. Imam; Zhichao Zhou; Md Ariful Ahsan; Juan C. Noveron; Karthik Anantharaman; Pavana Prabhakar

doi:10.1038/s43246-020-00102-1

Communications Materials (Dec 2020)

Soil microbiomes mediate degradation of vinyl ester-based polymer composites

Adam M. Breister,
Muhammad A. Imam,
Zhichao Zhou,
Md Ariful Ahsan,
Juan C. Noveron,
Karthik Anantharaman,
Pavana Prabhakar

Affiliations

Adam M. Breister: Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Muhammad A. Imam: Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Zhichao Zhou: Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Md Ariful Ahsan: Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso
Juan C. Noveron: Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso
Karthik Anantharaman: Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Pavana Prabhakar: Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-020-00102-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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The effect of microbial communities on the degradation of polymer composites has not been widely studied. Here, a multi-omics and materials characterization approach reveals the time-dependent effect of naturally occurring microbes on the degradation of vinyl ester composites.

Published in Communications Materials

ISSN: 2662-4443 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsmat/

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