Occurrence, synthesis and medical application of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoate

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 5-21

  Zinn, Manfred ^a   Witholt, Bernard ^b   Egli, Thomas ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Biodegradation; Drug carrier; Dual (C, N) limitation; Medical application; Microspheres; Poly(3 hydroxyalkanoate); Scaffold; Tailor made PHA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMOSTATS; POLYESTERS; SUBSTRATES; TISSUE;

ENERGY COMPOUNDS;

DRUG DOSAGE;

CARBON; DRUG CARRIER; NITROGEN; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID;

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMOSTAT; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SYNTHESIS; IMPLANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS OLEOVORANS; REVIEW; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DRUG CARRIERS; HUMANS; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; POLYESTERS;

EID: 0035803751     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-409X(01)00218-6     Document Type: Review

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