Biomedical applications of biodegradable polymers

BD Ulery, LS Nair, CT Laurencin - Journal of polymer science …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Utilization of polymers as biomaterials has greatly impacted the advancement of modern
medicine. Specifically, polymeric biomaterials that are biodegradable provide the significant …

Sustainable applications of polyhydroxyalkanoates in various fields: A critical review

A Pandey, N Adama, K Adjallé, JF Blais - International Journal of Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
PHA is one of the most promising candidates in bio-polymer family which is biodegradable
and environment-friendly in nature. In recent years, it has been applied as a biodegradable …

Nano-hydroxyapatite composite biomaterials for bone tissue engineering—a review

J Venkatesan, SK Kim - Journal of biomedical nanotechnology, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
In recent years, significant development has been achieved in the construction of artificial
bone with ceramics, polymers and metals. Nano-hydroxyapatite (nHA) is widely used …

Recent development of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)-based materials for antibacterial applications: a review

S Ladhari, NN Vu, C Boisvert, A Saidi… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The diseases caused by microorganisms are innumerable existing on this planet.
Nevertheless, increasing antimicrobial resistance has become an urgent global challenge …

[HTML][HTML] Polyhydroxyalkanoates in tissue repair and regeneration

W Guo, K Yang, X Qin, R Luo, H Wang… - Engineered …, 2022 - Elsevier
Developing advanced biocompatibility materials is of critical importance in biomedical
engineering. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), being famous for its flexible mechanical …

Emerging bone tissue engineering via Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-based scaffolds

J Lim, M You, J Li, Z Li - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2017 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a class of biodegradable polymers derived from
microorganisms. On top of their biodegradability and biocompatibility, different PHA types …

Biomaterials for craniofacial bone regeneration

G Thrivikraman, A Athirasala, C Twohig… - Dental …, 2017 - dental.theclinics.com
Craniofacial bone regeneration has experienced tremendous expansion since the inception
of the concept of tissue engineering 1 more than two decades ago. Research and …

Biomedical applications of polyhydroxyalkanoates

S Ray, VC Kalia - Indian journal of microbiology, 2017 - Springer
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are produced by a large number of microbes under stress
conditions such as high carbon (C) availability and limitations of nutrients such as nitrogen …

Medical application of microbial biopolyesters polyhydroxyalkanoates

Q Wu, Y Wang, GQ Chen - Artificial Cells, Blood Substitutes, and …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are a family of polyesters synthesized by microorganisms
under unbalanced growth conditions. PHA including poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Next generation natural biomolecules and a solution for the world's future economy

S Shahid, S Razzaq, R Farooq - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Petrochemical plastics have become a cause of pollution for decades and finding alternative
plastics that are environmental friendly. Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a biopolyester …