Degradable polymers : production, properties, and applications / [edited by] Gennady E. Zaikov, Tatiana G. Volova, Ekaterina I. Shishatskaya, Anthony J. Sinskey (Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, and others).
Ch. 1. Synthetic Non-Degradable Polymers: Increasing Amounts and Environmental Challenges -- ch. 2. BiodegradablePlastics As an Alternative to Chemical Polymers -- ch. 3. Biodegradable Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) -- Polymers of the 21st Century -- ch. 4. Microbiological Synthesis of PHAs
Ch. 5. Substrates for PHA Synthesis -- ch. 6. PHA Production: Present and Future -- ch. 7. Physicochemical Properties of PHAs -- ch. 8. Biodegradation of Polyhydroxyalkanoates in Natural Environments -- ch. 9. Potential Areas for PHA Application -- ch. 10. Polyhydroxyalkanoates As a Platform for Drug Delivery -- ch. 11. PHA Matrices for Cell and Tissue Engineering -- ch. 12. Biomedical Potential of PHAs.
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