Degradable polymers : production, properties and applications / Tatiana G. Volova, Ekaterina I. Shishatskaya and Anthony J. Sinskey, editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Volova, Tatiana G.

Contributor:

Shishatskaya, Ekaterina I.

Sinskey, Anthony J.

Series:

Polymer science and technology series (Nova Science Publishers)

Materials science and technologies series.

Polymer science and technology

Materials science and technologies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biodegradable plastics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book, the authors discuss the production, properties and applications of degradable polymers. Topics discussed in this compilation include the increasing production and utilization of synthetic polymer materials and the global environmental problem caused by their accumulation in natural systems; biodegradable plastics as an alternative to chemical polymers; polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) polymers of hydroxyalkanoic acids synthesized by bacteria; the biochemical pathways of synthesis of various PHAs; substrates for PHA synthesis; PHA production and the physicochemical properties of PHA; biodegradation of polyhydroxyalkanoates in natural environments; potential areas for PHA application; PHA as a platform for drug delivery; PHA matrices for cell and tissue engineering; and the biomedical potential of PHA.

Contents:

Intro

DEGRADABLE POLYMERS

CONTENTS

PREFACE

SYNTHETIC NON-DEGRADABLE POLYMERS: INCREASING AMOUNTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES

ABSTRACT

REFERENCES

BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CHEMICAL POLYMERS

2.1. BIOPACKAGING AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO SYNTHETIC PLASTICS

BIODEGRADABLE POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES(PHAS) - POLYMERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY

3.1. DISCOVERY AND EARLY STUDIES OF PHAS

3.2. DIVERSITY OF PHAS

MICROBIOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS OF PHAS

4.1. PHA BIOSYNTHESIS

4.2. PHA PRODUCING ORGANISMS AND CONDITIONS OF PHA BIOSYNTHESIS

SUBSTRATES FOR PHA SYNTHESIS

5.1. PHA PRODUCTION FROM WASTE RAW MATERIALS

PHA PRODUCTION: PRESENT AND FUTURE

PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF PHAS

BIODEGRADATION OF POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES IN NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS

8.1. BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION OF PHAS

8.2. PHA BIODEGRADATION BY SOIL MICROFLORA

8.3. PHA DEGRADATION IN WATER ECOSYSTEMS

POTENTIAL AREAS FOR PHA APPLICATION

POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES AS A PLATFORM FOR DRUG DELIVERY

10.1. CONSTRUCTION OF POLYMER MATRICES BASED ON DEGRADABLE PHAS AS A PLATFORM FOR DRUG DELIVERY

10.3. BIOLOGICAL COMPATIBILITY OF PHA MICROPARTICLES

10.4. MEDICINAL EFFECTIVENESS OF PHA MATRICES IN THE FORM OF MICROPARTICLES

PHA MATRICES FOR CELL AND TISSUE ENGINEERING

11.1. MATERIALS AND PRINCIPLES FOR CONSTRUCTING CELL SCAFFOLDS

11.2. RESORBABLE PHAS AS MATERIAL FOR CELL SCAFFOLDS

11.3. A STUDY OF BIOLOGICAL COMPATIBILITY AND DEGRADATION OF MATRICES PREPARED FROM PHAS WITH DIFFERENT CHEMICAL COMPOSITION IN EXPERIMENTS ON LABORATORY ANIMALS

REFERENCES.

BIOMEDICAL POTENTIAL OF PHAS

12.1. PHAS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS: ADVANTAGES AND BASIC ASPECTS OF APPLICATION

12.2. PHA POTENTIAL FOR BONE TISSUE REPAIR

12.4. POTENTIAL USE OF PHAS FOR ENHANCING THE BIOCOMPATIBILITY OF MESH STENTS

12.5. PHA AS A MATERIAL FOR FULLY BIODEGRADABLE STENTS

12.6. PHA POTENTIALS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1-62417-508-2

OCLC:

839543963