Effect of lipase treatment on the biocompatibility of microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates
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- 1 September 2002
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
- Vol. 13 (9) , 849-854
Abstract
Films made from microbial polyesters polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBHHx) were treated by lipases and NaOH solution. The change of the polyester...Keywords
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