Fig. 6
From: Evaluating polymeric biomaterials to improve next generation wound dressing design
Polymer degradation mechanisms. A Enzymatic degradation depiction with proteolytic enzyme breaking down collagen fibril into smaller collagen peptides. B Oxidative degradation depiction with a reactive oxygen species degradation polymer with a proline derivative. C Hydrolytic degradation depiction of an ester-containing polymer reacting with water and broken down into an alcohol and carboxylic acid. Created using www.biorender.com software