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Vicente D, Proença DN, Morais PV. The Role of Bacterial Polyhydroalkanoate (PHA) in a Sustainable Future: A Review on the Biological Diversity. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:2959. [PMID: 36833658 PMCID: PMC9957297 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20042959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Environmental challenges related to the mismanagement of plastic waste became even more evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. The need for new solutions regarding the use of plastics came to the forefront again. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) have demonstrated their ability to replace conventional plastics, especially in packaging. Its biodegradability and biocompatibility makes this material a sustainable solution. The cost of PHA production and some weak physical properties compared to synthetic polymers remain as the main barriers to its implementation in the industry. The scientific community has been trying to solve these disadvantages associated with PHA. This review seeks to frame the role of PHA and bioplastics as substitutes for conventional plastics for a more sustainable future. It is focused on the bacterial production of PHA, highlighting the current limitations of the production process and, consequently, its implementation in the industry, as well as reviewing the alternatives to turn the production of bioplastics into a sustainable and circular economy.
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- Department of Life Sciences, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, University of Coimbra, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
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Application of whey retentate as complex nitrogen source for growth of the polyhydroxyalkanoate producer Hydrogenophaga pseudoflava strain DSM1023. THE EUROBIOTECH JOURNAL 2019. [DOI: 10.2478/ebtj-2019-0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates, microbial polyesters produced in vivo starting from renewable resources, are considered the future materials of choice to compete recalcitrant petro-chemical plastic on the polymer market. In order to make polyhydroxyalkanoates market-fit, (techno)economics of their production need to be improved. Among the multifarious factors affecting costs of polyhydroxyalkanoate production, increased volumetric productivity is of utmost importance. Improving microbial growth kinetics and increasing cell density are strategies leading to a high concentration of catalytically active biomass within a short time; after changing cultivation conditions, these cells can accumulate polyhydroxyalkanoates as intracellular products. The resulting increase of volumetric productivity for polyhydroxyalkanoates can be realized by supplying complex nitrogen sources to growing microbial cultures. In the present study, the impact of different expensive and inexpensive complex nitrogen sources, in particular whey retentate, on the growth and specific growth rates of Hydrogenophaga pseudoflava was tested.
Based on a detailed kinetic process analysis, the study demonstrates that especially whole (not hydrolyzed) whey retentate, an amply available surplus material from dairy industry, displays positive effects on cultivations of H. pseudoflava in defined media (increase of concentration of catalytically active biomass after 26.25 h of cultivation by about 50%, increase of specific growth rate μ from 0.28 to 0.41 1/h during exponential growth), while inhibiting effects (inhibition constant K i
= 6.1 g/L) of acidically hydrolyzed whey retentate need to be overcome. Considering the huge amounts of surplus whey accruing especially in Europe, the combined utilization of whey permeate (carbon source) and whey retentate (complex nitrogen source) for biopolyester production can be considered a viable bioeconomic strategy for the next future.
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Venkateswar Reddy M, Mawatari Y, Onodera R, Nakamura Y, Yajima Y, Chang YC. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production from synthetic waste using Pseudomonas pseudoflava: PHA synthase enzyme activity analysis from P. pseudoflava and P. palleronii. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 234:99-105. [PMID: 28319778 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2016] [Revised: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 03/01/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Synthetic wastewater (SW) at various carbon concentrations (5-60g/l) were evaluated for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production using the bacteria Pseudomonas pseudoflava. Bacteria showed highest PHA production with 20g/l (57±5%), and highest carbon removal at 5g/l (74±6%) concentrations respectively. Structure, molecular weight, and thermal properties of the produced PHA were evaluated using various analytical techniques. Bacteria produced homo-polymer [poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB)] when only acetate was used as carbon source; and it produced co-polymer [poly-(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) P(3HB-co-3HV)] by addition of co-substrate propionate. PHA synthase, the enzyme which produce PHA was extracted from two bacterial strains i.e., P. pseudoflava and P. palleronii and its molecular weight was analysed using SDS-PAGE. Protein concentration, and PHA synthase enzyme activity of P. pseudoflava and P. palleronii was carried out using spectrophotometer. Results denoted that P. pseudoflava can be used for degradation of organic carbon persistent in wastewaters and their subsequent conversion into PHA.
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- M Venkateswar Reddy
- Department of Applied Sciences, College of Environmental Technology, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1 Mizumoto, Muroran, Hokkaido 050-8585, Japan
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- Research Center for Environmentally Friendly Materials Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1 Mizumoto-cho, Muroran, Hokkaido 050-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Sciences, College of Environmental Technology, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1 Mizumoto, Muroran, Hokkaido 050-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Sciences, College of Environmental Technology, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1 Mizumoto, Muroran, Hokkaido 050-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Sciences, College of Environmental Technology, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1 Mizumoto, Muroran, Hokkaido 050-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Sciences, College of Environmental Technology, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1 Mizumoto, Muroran, Hokkaido 050-8585, Japan.
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Jeon JM, Kim HJ, Bhatia SK, Sung C, Seo HM, Kim JH, Park HY, Lee D, Brigham CJ, Yang YH. Application of acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase (AtoAD) in Escherichia coli to increase 3-hydroxyvalerate fraction in poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate). Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2017; 40:781-789. [DOI: 10.1007/s00449-017-1743-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Valentino F, Morgan-Sagastume F, Fraraccio S, Corsi G, Zanaroli G, Werker A, Majone M. Sludge minimization in municipal wastewater treatment by polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:7281-7294. [PMID: 24996948 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3268-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/27/2014] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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An innovative approach has been recently proposed in order to link polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production with sludge minimization in municipal wastewater treatment, where (1) a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) is used for the simultaneous municipal wastewater treatment and the selection/enrichment of biomass with storage ability and (2) the acidogenic fermentation of the primary sludge is used to produce a stream rich in volatile fatty acids (VFAs) as the carbon source for the following PHA accumulation stage. The reliability of the proposed process has been evaluated at lab scale by using substrate synthetic mixtures for both stages, simulating a low-strength municipal wastewater and the effluent from primary sludge fermentation, respectively. Six SBR runs were performed under the same operating conditions, each time starting from a new activated sludge inoculum. In every SBR run, despite the low VFA content (10% chemical oxygen demand, COD basis) of the substrate synthetic mixture, a stable feast-famine regime was established, ensuring the necessary selection/enrichment of the sludge and soluble COD removal to 89%. A good process reproducibility was observed, as also confirmed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis of the microbial community, which showed that a high similarity after SBR steady-state had been reached. The main variation factors of the storage properties among different runs were uncontrolled changes of settling properties which in turn caused variations of both sludge retention time and specific organic loading rate. In the following accumulation batch tests, the selected/enriched consortium was able to accumulate PHA with good rate (63 mg CODPHA g CODXa(-1) h(-1)) and yield (0.23 CODPHA CODΔS(-1)) in spite that the feeding solution was different from the acclimation one. Even though the PHA production performance still requires optimization, the proposed process has a good potential especially if coupled to minimization of both primary sludge (by its use as the VFA source for the PHA accumulation, via previous fermentation) and excess secondary sludge (by its use as the biomass source for the PHA accumulation).
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- Francesco Valentino
- Department of Chemistry, "Sapienza" University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, RM, Italy,
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Shah M, Ullah N, Choi MH, Kim MO, Yoon SC. Amorphous amphiphilic P(3HV-co-4HB)-b-mPEG block copolymer synthesized from bacterial copolyester via melt transesterification: nanoparticle preparation, cisplatin-loading for cancer therapy and in vitro evaluation. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2011; 80:518-27. [PMID: 22178562 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2011.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Revised: 11/09/2011] [Accepted: 11/18/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Cisplatin is a chemotherapeutic agent used against a variety of tumors. We determined the efficacy and bioavailability of cisplatin in the form of cisplatin-loaded self-assembled amphiphilic copolymer nanoparticles (NPs). Non-crystallizing bacterial copolyester was employed as hydrophobic segment to increase drug loading efficiency. Novel amorphous amphiphilic block copolymer P(3HV-co-4HB)-b-mPEG was synthesized from bacterial copolyester poly(3-hydroxyvalerate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) coupled via transesterification reaction using bis(2-ethylhexanoate) tin catalyst to monomethoxypoly(ethylene glycol). The product was characterized, and core-shell particles with nanometer size range were prepared by emulsification-solvent evaporation method. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) examination revealed that the NPs took the shape of spheres with inner concealed core of hydrophobic P(3HV-co-4HB) polymer and the outer shell formed by hydrophilic mPEG segment. The in vitro release profile of cisplatin from the core hydrophobic domain showed a sustained release of the drug. TEM and confocal microscopy examination revealed clearly the internalization of cisplatin-loaded NPs into the tumor cells. MTT assay, flow cytometry, western blot and confocal microscopy revealed a suppression effect by the NPs on tumor cell growth, and enhancement of apoptotic process of the tumor cells compared to free drug treated cells. The amorphous polymeric NPs could be effective vehicles for the sustained delivery of toxic anticancer drugs.
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- Mohsin Shah
- Nano-Biomaterials Science Laboratory, Division of Applied Life Sciences (BK21), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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Choi MH, Xu J, Rho JK, Zhao XP, Yoon SC. Enhanced production of longer side-chain polyhydroxyalkanoic acid with omega-aromatic group substitution in phaZ-disrupted Pseudomonas fluorescens BM07 mutant through unrelated carbon source cometabolism and salicylic acid beta-oxidation inhibition. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2010; 101:4540-4548. [PMID: 20153638 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2009] [Revised: 01/14/2010] [Accepted: 01/20/2010] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The deletion of the intracellular polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) depolymerase gene (phaZ) in Pseudomonas fluorescens BM07 was found to increase more efficiently the levels of longer medium-chain-length (MCL) omega-aromatic monomer-units than in the wild-type strain when the cells were grown with a mixture of fructose and MCL omega-aromatic fatty acid in the presence of salicylic acid that is known as a beta-oxidation inhibitor in BM07 strain. When 11-phenoxyundecanoic acid was used as co-carbon source, the longest monomer-unit 3-hydroxy-11-phenoxyundecanoate, not reported in literature yet, was incorporated into the polymer chain up to approximately 10 mol%. An advantage of salicylic acid inhibition technique is that salicylic acid is not metabolized in BM07 strain, thus, the effective concentration of the inhibitor remaining constant throughout the cultivation. In conclusion, this new technique could be exploited for the enhanced production of side-chain modulated functional MCL-PHA with improved physicochemical properties in P. fluorescens BM07.
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- Mun Hwan Choi
- Nano-Biomaterials Science Laboratory, Division of Applied Life Sciences (BK21), Graduate School and Environmental Biotechnology National Core Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Republic of Korea
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Xu J, Zhao XP, Choi MH, Yoon SC. Isolation and characterization of a transposon mutant ofPseudomonas fluorescens BM07 enhancing the production of polyhydroxyalkanoic acid but deficient in cold-induced exobiopolymer production. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2010; 305:91-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2010.01903.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Photo- and bio-degradation of poly(ester-urethane)s films based on poly[(R)-3-Hydroxybutyrate] and poly(ε-Caprolactone) blocks. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-009-9287-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hsieh WC, Wada Y, Chang CP. Fermentation, biodegradation and tensile strength of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) synthesized by Delftia acidovorans. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2008.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Choi MH, Xu J, Rho JK, Shim JH, Yoon SC. Shifting of the distribution of aromatic monomer-units in polyhydroxyalkanoic acid to longer units by salicylic acid in Pseudomonas fluorescens BM07 grown with mixtures of fructose and 11-phenoxyundecanoic acid. Biotechnol Bioeng 2009; 102:1209-21. [PMID: 18958860 DOI: 10.1002/bit.22149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Medium-chain-length-polyhydroxyalkanoic acids (MCL-PHAs) formed in Pseudomonas spp. have a rather broad distribution of monomer-units whose precursors are supplied via beta-oxidation degradation of MCL fatty acids fed as the carbon source and/or via PhaG enzyme catalyzing the acyl-group transfer from 3-hydroxyacyl-ACPs derived from acetyl-CoA to coenzyme A. It was found that salicylic acid (SA), in a concentration dependent manner, suppressed the accumulation of PHA in Pseudomonas fluorescens BM07 from fructose as well as shifted the distribution of monomer-units derived from a MCL fatty acid co-added as carbon source (e.g., 11-phenoxyundecanoic acid (11-POU)) to longer monomer-units. Both SA and acrylic acid were found to induce high accumulations of 3-ketohexanoic acid in BM07 wild-type cells grown with n-hexanoic acid as well as to inhibit the formation of acetyl-CoA from acetoacetyl-CoA by BM07 cell extract, suggesting that 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase is their common beta-oxidation target. The structural motif of acrylic acid present in the molecular structure of SA may self-explain the similar actions of the two inhibitors. A comparison of monomer modulation between BM07 wild-type and DeltaphaG mutant cells grown on the mixtures of fructose and 11-POU revealed that both PhaG and beta-oxidation inhibitor may play a critical role in the synthesis of PHA with longer side-chain omega-functional substitutions.
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- Mun Hwan Choi
- Nano-Biomaterials Science Laboratory, Division of Applied Life Sciences (BK21), Graduate School Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, South Korea
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Dai Y, Lambert L, Yuan Z, Keller J. Characterisation of polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers with controllable four-monomer composition. J Biotechnol 2008; 134:137-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2008.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2007] [Revised: 12/28/2007] [Accepted: 01/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Jendrossek D. Peculiarities of PHA granules preparation and PHA depolymerase activity determination. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 74:1186-96. [PMID: 17318541 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-0860-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2006] [Revised: 01/22/2007] [Accepted: 01/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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An extensive amount of knowledge on biochemistry of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoic acid) (PHA) synthesis and on its biodegradation has accumulated during the last two decades. Numerous genes encoding enzymes involved in the formation of PHA and in PHA degradation (PHA depolymerases) were cloned and characterized from many microorganisms. A large variety of methods exists for determination of PHA depolymerase activity and for preparation of the polymeric substrate (PHA). Unfortunately, results obtained with these different methods cannot be compared directly because they highly depend on the assay method applied and on the history of PHA granules preparation. In this contribution, the peculiarities, advantages, disadvantages and limitations of existing PHA depolymerase assay methods are described.
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- Dieter Jendrossek
- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Universität Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70550 Stuttgart, Germany.
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Clososki GC, Costa CE, Missio LJ, Cass QB, Comasseto JV. Enzymatic Resolution of 5‐Phenylselanyltetrahydro‐2‐furanone. Enantioselective Preparation of (R) and (S)‐γ‐Valerolactone. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2006. [DOI: 10.1081/scc-120028354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Giuliano C. Clososki
- a Instituto de Química , Universidade de São Paulo , C.P. 26077, 05599‐070, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- a Instituto de Química , Universidade de São Paulo , C.P. 26077, 05599‐070, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- b Departamento de Química , Universidade Federal de São Carlos , São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- b Departamento de Química , Universidade Federal de São Carlos , São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- a Instituto de Química , Universidade de São Paulo , C.P. 26077, 05599‐070, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Zhao Q, Cheng G, Song C, Zeng Y, Tao J, Zhang L. Crystallization behavior and biodegradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and poly(ethylene glycol) multiblock copolymers. Polym Degrad Stab 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2005.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Zhou ZX, Wang XL, Wang YZ, Yang KK, Chen SC, Wu G, Li J. Thermal properties and non-isothermal crystallization behavior of biodegradable poly(p-dioxanone)/poly(vinyl alcohol) blends. POLYM INT 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.1904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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