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Understanding bio-based polymers: A study of origins, properties, biodegradation and their impact on health and the environment. [PDF]

FEBS Open Bio
This review provides an overview of bio‐based polymer sources, their unique functional properties and their environmental impact, and addresses their role as sustainable alternatives. It discusses end‐of‐life options, including composting and anaerobic digestion for renewable energy.
Repinc SK, Stres B, Karlovits M, Karlovits I, Jerič P, Panák O, Verbič A, Likozar B, Novak U.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Optimization of Inulin Hydrolysis by Penicillium lanosocoeruleum Inulinases and Efficient Conversion Into Polyhydroxyalkanoates

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021
Inulin, a polydisperse fructan found as a common storage polysaccharide in the roots of several plants, represents a renewable non-food biomass resource for the synthesis of bio-based products.
Iolanda Corrado, Nicoletta Cascelli, Georgia Ntasi, Leila Birolo, Giovanni Sannia, Cinzia Pezzella   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physicochemical characterization of biodegradable polymer polyhydroxybutyrate from halophilic bacterium local strain Halomonas elongata [PDF]

Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Petroleum-based plastics produce tremendous amounts of plastic waste every year, which contributes to environmental problems. Biological polymers, such as polyhydroxybutyrate, have caught attention as an ecofriendly substitute ...
W.O.S. Rizki, E. Ratnaningsih, D.G.T. Andini, S. Komariah, A.T. Simbara, R. Hertadi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Construction of an Antibiotic-Free Vector and its Application in the Metabolic Engineering of Escherichia Coli for Polyhydroxybutyrate Production

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022
An antibiotic- and inducer-free culture condition was proposed for polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production in recombinant Escherichia coli. First, antibiotic-free vectors were constructed by installing the plasmid maintenance system, alp7, hok/sok, and the ...
Ying-Cheng Liao, Boonyawee Saengsawang, Jun-Wei Chen, Xiao-Zhen Zhuo, Si-Yu Li, Si-Yu Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular Profiling and Optimization Studies for Growth and PHB Production Conditions in Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Energies, 2020
In the recent climate change regime, industrial demand for renewable materials to replace petroleum-derived polymers continues to rise. Of particular interest is polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) as a substitute for polypropylene. Accumulating evidence indicates
Yu Rim Lee, Hana Nur Fitriana, Soo Youn Lee, Min-Sik Kim, Myounghoon Moon, Won-Heong Lee, Jin-Suk Lee, Sangmin Lee   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of Polyhydroxybutyrate Nanoparticles

Iraqi Journal of Science, 2022
     Preparation of nanoparticles is one of the important ways to increase the biological effectiveness of materials. There are several methods to prepare the polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) nanoparticles. Here, a new method is used based on exposing PHB to ultrasound waves under variable pH conditions.
Jenan A. Ghafil, May T. Flieh
openaire   +2 more sources

Growth of Pseudomonas fluorescens on Cassava Starch hydrolysate for Polyhydroxybutyrate production

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2011
The potential of local strains of microorganism (Pseudomonas fluorescens) in polyhydroxbutyrate production was investigated in this study. This was with a view to establishing the capabilities of local strains of microorganisms on utilizing renewable and
MO Aremu, OA Olu-Arotiowa, SK Layokun, BO Solomon   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of Biphasic Stimulation on Olfactory Ensheathing Cells for Neuroprosthetic Devices [PDF]

, 2016
The recent success of olfactory ensheathing cell (OEC) assisted regeneration of injured spinal cord has seen a rising interest in the use of these cells in tissue-engineered systems.
Foster, LJR, Green, RA, Hassarati, RT
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Draft Genome Sequence of the Salt Water Bacterium Oceanospirillum linum ATCC 11336T [PDF]

, 2017
Oceanospirillum linum ATCC 11336T is an aerobic, bipolar-tufted gammaproteobacterium first isolated in the Long Island Sound in the 1950s. This announcement offers a genome sequence for O. linum ATCC 11336T, which has a predicted genome size of 3,782,189
Carney, Joshua G., Linnane, Joshua D., MacLea, Kyle S., Mykles, Donald L., Pitts, Natalie L., Rheaume, Bruce A., Trachtenberg, Ariel M.   +6 more
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Fabrication of Plga/Hap and Plga/Phb/Hap Fibrous Nanocomposite Materials for Osseous Tissue Regeneration [PDF]

, 2014
The study presents the manufacturing of nanofibrous structures as osteoconductive, osteoinductive materials for osseous tissue regeneration. The fibrous structures were obtained by electrospinning of poly(l-lactide-coglicolide) (PLGA) with addition of ...
Boguń, Maciej, Chrzanowska, Olga, Dobrzyński, Piotr, Kowalczuk, Marek M., Krucińska, Izabella   +4 more
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