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 …

Polymeric materials for bone and cartilage repair

D Puppi, F Chiellini, AM Piras, E Chiellini - Progress in polymer Science, 2010 - Elsevier
The past decade has seen the rapid development of new strategies for the design of
biodegradable macromolecular compounds, with properly suited architecture and tailored …

Occurrence, metabolism, metabolic role, and industrial uses of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates

AJ Anderson, EA Dawes - Microbiological reviews, 1990 - Am Soc Microbiol
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), of which polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is the most abundant,
are bacterial carbon and energy reserve materials of widespread occurrence. They are …

Metabolic engineering for the synthesis of polyesters: A 100-year journey from polyhydroxyalkanoates to non-natural microbial polyesters

SY Choi, MN Rhie, HT Kim, JC Joo, IJ Cho, J Son… - Metabolic …, 2020 - Elsevier
As concerns increase regarding sustainable industries and environmental pollutions caused
by the accumulation of non-degradable plastic wastes, bio-based polymers, particularly …

Synthesis, structure and properties of polyhydroxyalkanoates: biological polyesters

K Sudesh, H Abe, Y Doi - Progress in polymer science, 2000 - Elsevier
High molecular weight polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are synthesized and stored in the cell
cytoplasm as water-insoluble inclusions by various microorganisms. This intriguing …

Metabolic engineering of poly (3-hydroxyalkanoates): from DNA to plastic

LL Madison, GW Huisman - Microbiology and molecular biology …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY Poly (3-hydroxyalkanoates)(PHAs) are a class of microbially produced
polyesters that have potential applications as conventional plastics, specifically …

Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates, a family of biodegradable plastics and elastomers, in bacteria and plants

Y Poirier, C Nawrath, C Somerville - Bio/technology, 1995 - nature.com
In response to problems associated with plastic waste and its effect on the environment,
there has been considerable interest in the development and production of biodegradable …

Towards a biomanufactory on Mars

AJ Berliner, JM Hilzinger, AJ Abel… - Frontiers in Astronomy …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
A crewed mission to and from Mars may include an exciting array of enabling
biotechnologies that leverage inherent mass, power, and volume advantages over …

Microbial degradation of polyhydroxyalkanoates in tropical soils

AN Boyandin, SV Prudnikova, VA Karpov… - International …, 2013 - Elsevier
The integrated study addressing biodegradation of microbial linear polyesters of
hydroxyalkanoic acids (polyhydroxyalkanoates, PHAs) in tropical conditions by microbial …

Biodegradation of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) in tropical coastal waters and identification of PHA-degrading bacteria

TG Volova, AN Boyandin, AD Vasiliev… - … degradation and stability, 2010 - Elsevier
Biodegradability patterns of two PHAs: a polymer of 3-hydroxybutyric acid (3-PHB) and a
copolymer of 3-hydroxybutyric and 3-hydroxyvaleric acids (3-PHB/3-PHV) containing …