@article{CapitainRossJonesMoehringetal.2020,
  author    = {Capitain, Charlotte and Ross-Jones, Jesse and M{\"o}hring, Sophie and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils},
  title     = {Differential scanning calorimetry for quantification of polymer biodegradability in compost},
  series = {International Biodeterioration \& Biodegradation},
  volume    = {149},
  journal   = {International Biodeterioration \& Biodegradation},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0964-8305},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.ibiod.2020.104914},
  pages     = {In Press, Article number 104914},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {The objective of this study is the establishment of a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) based method for online analysis of the biodegradation of polymers in complex environments. Structural changes during biodegradation, such as an increase in brittleness or crystallinity, can be detected by carefully observing characteristic changes in DSC profiles. Until now, DSC profiles have not been used to draw quantitative conclusions about biodegradation. A new method is presented for quantifying the biodegradation using DSC data, whereby the results were validated using two reference methods. The proposed method is applied to evaluate the biodegradation of three polymeric biomaterials: polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), cellulose acetate (CA) and Organosolv lignin. The method is suitable for the precise quantification of the biodegradability of PHB. For CA and lignin, conclusions regarding their biodegradation can be drawn with lower resolutions. The proposed method is also able to quantify the biodegradation of blends or composite materials, which differentiates it from commonly used degradation detection methods.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{CapitainWagnerHummeletal.2021,
  author    = {Capitain, Charlotte and Wagner, Sebastian and Hummel, Joana and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils},
  title     = {Investigation of C-N Formation Between Catechols and Chitosan for the Formation of a Strong, Novel Adhesive Mimicking Mussel Adhesion},
  series = {Waste and Biomass Valorization},
  volume    = {12},
  journal   = {Waste and Biomass Valorization},
  publisher = {Springer Nature},
  address   = {Cham},
  issn      = {1877-265X},
  doi       = {10.1007/s12649-020-01110-5},
  pages     = {1761 -- 1779},
  year      = {2021},
  language  = {en}
}