3-hydroxybutyrate as a metabolite and a signal molecule regulating processes of living organisms

J Mierziak, M Burgberger, W Wojtasik - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
3-hydroxybutyrate (3-HB) as a very important metabolite occurs in animals, bacteria and
plants. It is well known that in animals, 3-HB is formed as a product of the normal metabolism …

Biopolymer-based functional composites for medical applications

SB Park, E Lih, KS Park, YK Joung, DK Han - Progress in Polymer Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, numerous biopolymers have received more attention in medical
applications involving novel biomaterials because of their biocompatibility, biodegradability …

Recovery of polyhydroxyalkanoates from single and mixed microbial cultures: A review

G Pagliano, P Galletti, C Samorì, A Zaghini… - … in bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
An overview of the main polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) recovery methods is here reported,
by considering the kind of PHA-producing bacteria (single bacterial strains or mixed …

Poly (butylene succinate)-based polyesters for biomedical applications: A review

M Gigli, M Fabbri, N Lotti, R Gamberini, B Rimini… - European Polymer …, 2016 - Elsevier
This contribution aims to provide an overview on the use of poly (butylene succinate)(PBS)
and its copolymers in biomedicine, with particular attention to emerging topics, such as …

The chemomechanical properties of microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates

B Laycock, P Halley, S Pratt, A Werker, P Lant - Progress in polymer …, 2013 - Elsevier
Microbially produced polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are fully biodegradable biopolyesters
that have attracted much attention recently as alternative polymeric materials that can be …

Microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): efficient replacement of synthetic polymers

F Muneer, I Rasul, F Azeem, MH Siddique… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2020 - Springer
Microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biopolyesters produced by microorganisms as
intracellular granules under nutrient stress. Due to non-toxic and biodegradable behavior …

Bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates-eco-friendly next generation plastic: production, biocompatibility, biodegradation, physical properties and applications

Muhammadi, Shabina, M Afzal… - Green Chemistry Letters …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are intracellular aliphatic polyesters synthesized as energy
reserves, in the form of water-insoluble, nano-sized discrete and optically dense granules in …

Bacterial polymers: biosynthesis, modifications and applications

BHA Rehm - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2010 - nature.com
Bacteria can synthesize a wide range of biopolymers that serve diverse biological functions
and have material properties suitable for numerous industrial and medical applications. A …

Microalgae as source of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)—A review

SS Costa, AL Miranda, MG de Morais… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are biopolymers synthesized by different microorganisms and
considered substitute powers for petroleum-based plastics because they have similar …

Advanced liquid biopsy technologies for circulating biomarker detection

N Soda, BHA Rehm, P Sonar, NT Nguyen… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid biopsy is a new diagnostic concept that provides important information for monitoring
and identifying tumor genomes in body fluid samples. Detection of tumor origin …