An overview on biodegradation of polystyrene and modified polystyrene: the microbial approach
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DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2017.1355293
Abstract: Abstract Polystyrene is a widely used plastic in many aspects of human life and in industries due to its useful characteristics of low cost, light weight, ease of manufacture, versatility, thermal efficiency, durability, and moisture… read more here.
Keywords: modified polystyrene; overview biodegradation; polystyrene microbial; polystyrene ... See more keywords
Lysosome-dependent cell death and deregulated autophagy induced by amine-modified polystyrene nanoparticles
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DOI: 10.1098/rsob.170271
Abstract: Nanoparticles (NPs) typically accumulate in lysosomes. However, their impact on lysosomal function, as well as autophagy, a lysosomal degradative pathway, is still not well known. We have previously reported in the 1321N1 cell line that… read more here.
Keywords: modified polystyrene; cell; amine modified; cell death ... See more keywords