Investigating the structure-property relationship of bacterial PHA block copolymers

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 296-302

  McChalicher, Christopher W J ^a   Srienc, Friedrich ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Block copolymers; Mechanical properties; Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER SAMPLES; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES (PHA);

BACTERIA; ELASTICITY; ELONGATION; SOLVENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

COPOLYMER; MONOMER; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID CO 3 HYDROXYVALERIC ACID); POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CRYSTALLIZATION; FILM; KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; WIDE ANGLE X RAY SCATTERING; X RAY; YOUNG MODULUS;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 35448941892     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2007.04.014     Document Type: Article

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