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Applied Sciences, 2017 Over reliance on energy or petroleum products has raised concerns both in regards to the depletion of their associated natural resources as well as their increasing costs. Bioplastics derived from microbes are emerging as promising alternatives to fossil
Shailesh S. Sawant +3 more
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Marine Drugs, 2022 Microalgae and cyanobacteria are photosynthetic microorganisms’ sources of renewable biomass that can be used for bioplastic production. These microorganisms have high growth rates, and contrary to other feedstocks, such as land crops, they do not ...
Itzel Y. López-Pacheco +10 more
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Biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates and their medical applications [PDF]
, 2011 Biomaterials have gained significant importance in the field of tissue engineering. For example, these biomaterials have been considered for the reconstruction of tissues for structural applications where the tissue morphology is of paramount importance ...
Francis, L.
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 With the aim to alleviate the increasing plastic burden and carbon footprint on Earth, the role of certain microbes that are capable of capturing and sequestering excess carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by various anthropogenic means was studied ...
Preeti Agarwal +7 more
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Biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates and its medical applications [PDF]
, 2010 Polyhydroxyalkanoates are polyesters of 3-hydroxyalkanoic acids produced by numerous Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria under nutrient limiting conditions.
Rai, R.
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3‐hydroxybutyrate in the brain: Biosynthesis, function, and disease therapy
Brain-X, 2023 3‐hydroxybutyrate (3HB), or BHB, is an anionic small molecule acid metabolite with a hydroxyl group. 3HB is the major ketone body that is distributed in the human brain and its primary energy source when glucose is absent.
Bing‐Long Wang +4 more
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Molecules, 2023 Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are natural polyesters which biodegrade in soils and oceans but have more than double the cost of comparable oil-based polymers. PHA downstreaming from its biomass represents 50% of its overall cost.
Hiléia K.S. Souza +4 more
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The homopolymer, poly(3-hydroxyoctanoate), P(3HO), as a matrix material for soft tissue engineering [PDF]
, 2011 The homopolymer poly(3-hydroxyoctanoate), P(3HO) produced from Pseudomonas mendocina using octanoate as carbon feed was studied as a potential biomaterial for soft tissue engineering i.e. as cardiac patch and as matrices for skin tissue engineering.
Jonathan C. Knowles +25 more
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates: biodegradable polymers with a range of applications
, 2007 Increased and accelerated global economic activities over the past century have led to interlinked problems that require urgent attention. The current patterns of production and consumption have raised serious concerns.
Roy, I., Philip, S.E., Keshavarz, T.
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Nerve tissue engineering using blends of Polyhydroxyalkanoates [PDF]
, 2017 PHAs are a family of linear polyesters consisting of 3, 4, 5 and 6-hydroxyacids, synthesized by a variety of bacterial species. They can be produced from renewable carbon sources, they are biodegradable, biocompatible and exhibit thermoplastic and ...
Lizarraga Valderrama, L.
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