Report for: Biopolyesters

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Chapter title	Polyesters from microorganisms.
Chapter number	2
Book title	Biopolyesters
Published in	Advances in biochemical engineering biotechnology, January 2001
DOI	10.1007/3-540-40021-4_2
Pubmed ID	11217417
Book ISBNs	978-3-54-041141-3, 978-3-54-040021-9
Authors	Kim, Y B, Lenz, R W, Young Baek Kim, Robert W. Lenz, Kim, Young Baek, Lenz, Robert W.
Abstract	Bacterial polyesters have been found to have useful properties for applications as thermoplastics, elastomers, and adhesives and are biodegradable and biocompatible. Poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) (PHAs) and poly(beta-malate) are the most representative polyesters synthesized by microorganisms. PHAs containing a wide variety of repeating units can be produced by bacteria, including those containing many types of pendant functional groups which can be synthesized by microorganisms that are grown on unnatural organic substrates. Poly(beta-malate) is of interest primarily for medical applications, especially for drug delivery systems. In this chapter, the bacterial production and properties of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) and poly(beta-malate) are described with emphasis on the former.

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Geographical breakdown

Country	Count	As %
Germany	2	1%
United States	2	1%
Malaysia	1	<1%
France	1	<1%
Uruguay	1	<1%
Hungary	1	<1%
India	1	<1%
Brazil	1	<1%
Egypt	1	<1%
Other	1	<1%
Unknown	135	92%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status	Count	As %
Student > Ph. D. Student	34	23%
Student > Master	27	18%
Student > Bachelor	22	15%
Researcher	18	12%
Student > Postgraduate	6	4%
Other	15	10%
Unknown	25	17%

Readers by discipline	Count	As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences	25	17%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	24	16%
Engineering	19	13%
Chemistry	15	10%
Chemical Engineering	10	7%
Other	24	16%
Unknown	30	20%

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#55

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#26,609

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