Polymer Degradation and Stability

Compiled data for average solar UV spectral energy distributions; Input parameters for SMARTS 2.9.5 calculations; raw and scaled SMARTS spectra with best least squares fit to measured UV data.

Raw data of swelling, degradation, elastic modulus, cell activity and cell proliferation.

This file contains the residual polymer mass fractions (the rate functions) and the differential mass fractions (the reaction rate) of the solid PαMS molecules with molecular weights of 230,000 and 760,000 from experiments and our DACMr respectively.

The data includes the carbon dioxide and mineralization evolution of PLA, PLA-g-TPCS, and PLA-g-TPCS-GRH films under simulated compost and vermiculite conditions for 120 days.

Ellipsometry and AFM scan data Thermal cycling data

Raw data are stored in this dataset, which was used for the publication titled "A step to microplastic formation: Microcracking and associated surface transformations of recycled LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, and PP plastics exposed to UV radiation" that is published in Polymer Degaradation and Stability. The dataset contains the following files with their descriptions: UV_exposure_effect_on_mass_of_plastic - Data on mass loss of recycled plastics during UV exposure DSC_set1_cryst_temp; DSC_set2_cryst_temp and DSC_set3_cryst_temp - Data on the change in crystallinity determined with DSC after UV exposure. ATR_FTIR_spectra - Data on the change in chemistry of recycled plastics during UV exposure HT_SEC_molar_mass - Data on the changes in molar mass and dispersity of recycled plastics during UV exposure Microscopy - Data on the microcrack formation of recycled plastics during UV exposure

All data sets are raw data from thermoresponse behaviour of hydrogels. 1. Swelling test for multi-150 um hydrogels with 1.8 mg/ml of photoabsorber.2. Swelling test for mono-5 mm hydrogels with 0 mg/ml of photoabsorber.3. Swelling test for multi-20 um hydrogels with 9 mg/ml of photoabsorber.4. Swelling test for mono-3 mm and mono-1.5 mm hydrogels with 0 mg/ml of photoabsorber.5. Cyclic test for multi-150 um hydrogels.6. Dried weight and solid residue weight of all hydrogels samples7. EWC, NWF, NVF-summary for all hydrogel samples8. DSC-TG-Thermogram-All sample types

All data sets are raw data from thermoresponse behaviour of hydrogels. 1. Swelling test for multi-150 um hydrogels with 1.8 mg/ml of photoabsorber.2. Swelling test for mono-5 mm hydrogels with 0 mg/ml of photoabsorber.3. Swelling test for multi-20 um hydrogels with 9 mg/ml of photoabsorber.4. Swelling test for mono-3 mm and mono-1.5 mm hydrogels with 0 mg/ml of photoabsorber.5. Cyclic test for multi-150 um hydrogels.6. Dried weight and solid residue weight of all hydrogels samples7. EWC, NWF, NVF-summary for all hydrogel samples8. DSC-TG-Thermogram-All sample types

All data sets are raw data from thermoresponse behaviour of hydrogels. 1. Swelling test for multi-150 um hydrogels with 1.8 mg/ml of photoabsorber.2. Swelling test for mono-5 mm hydrogels with 0 mg/ml of photoabsorber.3. Swelling test for multi-20 um hydrogels with 9 mg/ml of photoabsorber.4. Swelling test for mono-3 mm and mono-1.5 mm hydrogels with 0 mg/ml of photoabsorber.5. Cyclic test for multi-150 um hydrogels.6. Dried weight and solid residue weight of all hydrogels samples7. EWC, NWF, NVF-summary for all hydrogel samples8. DSC-TG-Thermogram-All sample types

All data sets are raw data from thermoresponse behaviour of hydrogels. 1. Swelling test for multi-150 um hydrogels with 1.8 mg/ml of photoabsorber.2. Swelling test for mono-5 mm hydrogels with 0 mg/ml of photoabsorber.3. Swelling test for multi-20 um hydrogels with 9 mg/ml of photoabsorber.4. Swelling test for mono-3 mm and mono-1.5 mm hydrogels with 0 mg/ml of photoabsorber.5. Cyclic test for multi-150 um hydrogels.6. Dried weight and solid residue weight of all hydrogels samples7. EWC, NWF, NVF-summary for all hydrogel samples8. DSC-TG-Thermogram-All sample types