J. K.  Pandey, Reddy, K. R., Kumar, A. P., and Singh, R. P., ?Overview on the degradability of polymer nanocomposites?, Polymer Degradation and Stability, vol. 88, no. 2, pp. 234-250, 2005.

S. M.  Thombre and Sarwade, B. D., ?Synthesis and biodegradability of polyaspartic acid: a critical review?, Journal of Macromolecular Science-Pure and Applied Chemistry, vol. A42, no. 9, pp. 1299-1315, 2005.

S. A. S.  Alariqi, Kumar, A. P., Rao, B. S. M., and Singh, R. P., ?Biodegradation of gamma-sterilised biomedical polyolefins under composting and fungal culture environments?, Polymer Degradation and Stability, vol. 91, no. 5, pp. 1105-1116, 2006.

P.  A. Kumar, Pandey, J. K., Kumar, B., and Singh, R. P., ?Photo-bio-degradability of agro waste and ethylene-propylene copolymers composites under abiotic and biotic environments?, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 203-212, 2006.

R. J.  Varma and Gaikwad, B. G., ?Rapid and high biodegradation of phenols catalyzed by Candida tropicalis NCIM 3556 cells?, Enzyme and Microbial Technology, vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 431-435, 2008.

R. J.  Varma and Gaikwad, B. G., ?Biodegradation and phenol tolerance by recycled cells of candida tropicalis NCIM 3556?, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, vol. 63, no. 4, pp. 539-542, 2009.

R. J.  Varma and Gaikwad, B. G., ?Continuous phenol biodegradation in a simple packed bed bioreactor of calcium alginate-immobilized Candida tropicalis (NCIM 3556)?, World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 805-809, 2010.

S. A. S.  Alariqi and Singh, R. P., ?Effect of gamma-dose rate on biodegradation of gamma-sterilized biomedical polyolefins?, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 600-607, 2010.

G. G.  Bhaskar and Rita, V. J., ?Biodegradation of chlorobenzene and chlorophenols by pseudomonas cultures?, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, vol. 17, no. 7, pp. 40-43, 2013.

G. T.  Mehetre, Dastager, S. G., and Dharne, M. S., ?Biodegradation of mixed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by pure and mixed cultures of biosurfactant producing thermophilic and thermo-tolerant bacteria?, Science of the Total Environment, vol. 679, pp. 52-60, 2019.

P.  Tracy, Dasgupta, D., Ashok, P. Pratima, More, S., Sarkar, B., Porwal, J., and Tripathi, D., ?Enzymatic biodegradation of used engine oil using a novel lipase derived from renewable feedstocks?, World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology, vol. 41, no. 11, p. 448, 2025.

N. Srilatha Cheekuramelli, Muhammed, H. N., Garnaik, B., and Nair, K. Sukumaran, ?Green synthesis of PLGA and fabrication of topotecan and thymoquinone dual anticancer drug loaded PLGA nanoparticles: a controlled release study for cancer therapy?, Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A-Pure and Applied Chemistry, vol. 63, no. 3, pp. 232-246, 2026.

A.  Sakpal, Haq, N., Dasgupta, S., Alanazi, F., Alsarra, I. A., Alam, M., and Dastager, S. G., ?Novel biosurfactant assisted biodegradation of polystyrene by Actinomycetes and its chemical understanding?, Polymer Degradation and Stability, vol. 246, p. 111946, 2026.