1. Field Exposure Study of Polylactic Acid (PLA) Plastic Films in the Banana Fields of Costa Rica

   • Kai-Lai G. Ho
   • Anthony L. Pometto III
   • Augusto Rojas

   OriginalPaper Pages: 167 - 172

2. Degradation of Polylactic Acid (PLA) Plastic in Costa Rican Soil and Iowa State University Compost Rows

   • Kai-Lai G. Ho
   • Anthony L. Pometto III
   • Augusto Rojas

   OriginalPaper Pages: 173 - 177

3. Natural and Artificial Functionalized Biopolyesters. II. Medium-Chain Length Polyhydroxyoctanoates from Pseudomonas Strains

   • Marie Maud Bear
   • Delphine Mallarde
   • Philippe Guerin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 179 - 184

4. Effect of Degree of Substitution of Octenyl Succinate Starch on Enzymatic Degradation

   • Arvind Viswanathan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 185 - 190

5. Effect of Degree of Substitution of Octenyl Succinate Starch on the Emulsification Activity on Different Oil Phases

   • Arvind Viswanathan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 191 - 196

6. Electron Microscope Observation of Biodegradation of Polymers

   • Eiji Ikada

   OriginalPaper Pages: 197 - 201