Application perspectives of polyhydroxyalkanoates.

Author: Xuemei CHE ¹ ; Wei SITU ² ; Liusong YU ³ ; Hui WANG ⁴ ; Yajing CHEN ² ; Jiansong SITU ² ; Yao LI ² ; Jingsheng YU ² ; Guo-Qiang CHEN ¹
Author Information

1. School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
2. Guangdong Chemical Fiber Research Institute, Guangzhou 510245, Guangdong, China.
3. STL (Guangzhou) Technology Ltd., Guangzhou 511458, Guangdong, China.
4. The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510655, Guangdong, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: applications; biocompatibility; biodegradability; polyhydroxyalkanoates
From: Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2018;34(10):1531-1542
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Polyhydroxyalkanoates are polyesters of hydroxyalkanoates synthesized by many bacteria and haloarchaea as carbon and energy storage materials. There are more than 150 types of polyhydroxyalkanoate monomers reported, resulting in a variety of Polyhydroxyalkanoates with diverse properties. The material variability, nonlinear optical properties, piezoelectric properties, gas barrier properties, thermoplasticity, biodegradability, and biocompatibility allow polyhydroxyalkanoates to be used for plastic packaging, chiral chemicals generation, medicine, agriculture and bio-energy fields. This review introduces the current applications and future development of polyhydroxyalkanoates.