Degradation of Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) Bioreactors Used for Algal Cultivation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Number of scratches per 6.75 × 104 μm2 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 29 | 9 | 33 | 25 |
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Borucinska, E.; Zamojski, P.; Grodzki, W.; Blaszczak, U.; Zglobicka, I.; Zielinski, M.; Kurzydlowski, K.J. Degradation of Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) Bioreactors Used for Algal Cultivation. Materials 2023, 16, 4873. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16134873
Borucinska E, Zamojski P, Grodzki W, Blaszczak U, Zglobicka I, Zielinski M, Kurzydlowski KJ. Degradation of Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) Bioreactors Used for Algal Cultivation. Materials. 2023; 16(13):4873. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16134873
Chicago/Turabian StyleBorucinska, Ewa, Przemyslaw Zamojski, Wojciech Grodzki, Urszula Blaszczak, Izabela Zglobicka, Marcin Zielinski, and Krzysztof J. Kurzydlowski. 2023. "Degradation of Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) Bioreactors Used for Algal Cultivation" Materials 16, no. 13: 4873. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16134873