Common microbes team up to degrade polymer composites
Date Time Common microbes team up to degrade polymer composites Different types of common bacteria team up to degrade polymer composite materials often used to make infrastructure, buildings and vehicles by eating away at them directly or weakening and cracking them through other biological processes. Image from UW-Madison College of Engineering Polymer composites are durable, lightweight replacements for wood, metal or other materials and are used widely in everything from pipelines and utility poles to airplanes and cars. Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is shedding new light...