LEADER 04189nam 22005535 450 001 9910350360303321 005 20220721110113.0 010 $a981-13-3759-4 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-13-3759-8 035 $a(PPN)23379770X 035 $a(CKB)4100000007587916 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-13-3759-8 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5649388 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007587916 100 $a20190124d2019 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBiotechnological Applications of Polyhydroxyalkanoates$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Vipin Chandra Kalia 205 $a1st ed. 2019. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (XII, 420 p. 42 illus., 34 illus. in color.) 311 $a981-13-3758-6 327 $aChapter 1. The Dawn of Novel Biotechnological Applications of Polyhydroxyalkanoates -- Chapter 2. Strategy for biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkonates polymers/copolymers and their application in drug delivery -- Chapter 3. Applications of Polyhydroxyalkanoates and its metabolites as transporters for bioactive molecules -- Chapter 4. Polyhydroxyalkanoates applications in antimicrobial agents' delivery and wound healing -- Chapter 5. Polyhydroxyalkanoates applications in Drug Carriers -- Chapter 6. Applications of polyhydroxyalkanoate based nanovehicles -- Chapter 7. Memory enhancers -- Chapter 8. Novel Biocontrol Agents: Short Chain Fatty Acids And More Recently, Polyhydroxyalkanoates -- Chapter 9. Potential Therapeutic Applications of Polyhydroalkanoates and Their Composites as Anti-microbial Agents -- Chapter 10. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) ? Applications in Wound Treatment and as Precursors for Oral Drugs -- Chapter 11. Exploiting Polyhydroxyalkanoates for Tissue Engineering -- Chapter 12. CH4-based polyhydroxyalkanoate production: a step further towards a sustainable bioeconomy -- Chapter 13. Applications of PHA in Agriculture -- Chapter 14. Polyhydroxyalkanoates in Packaging -- Chapter 15. Approaches for Enhancing Extraction of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates for Industrial Applications -- Chapter 16. Nanofibers from polyhydroxyalkanoates and their applications in tissue engineering. 330 $aThis book presents the latest research on the uses of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), introducing readers to these natural, biodegradable polyesters produced by microorganisms, their functions and applications. The individual chapters discuss the various potentials of these bioplastics, which offer an attractive alternative to non-biodegradable plastics. The book also describes the diverse medical and biomedical applications of PHAs, including their use as drug carriers, memory enhancers, and biocontrol agents, and examines their role in creating a more sustainable economy ? which is the need of the hour. . 606 $aMicrobiology 606 $aBiomedical engineering 606 $aMicrobial ecology 606 $aMicrobiology$3http://scigraph.springernature.com/things/product-market-codes/L23004 606 $aBiomedical Engineering/Biotechnology$3http://scigraph.springernature.com/things/product-market-codes/B24000 606 $aMicrobial Ecology$3http://scigraph.springernature.com/things/product-market-codes/L19082 606 $aApplied Microbiology$3http://scigraph.springernature.com/things/product-market-codes/C12010 606 $aRegenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering$3http://scigraph.springernature.com/things/product-market-codes/L16080 615 0$aMicrobiology. 615 0$aBiomedical engineering. 615 0$aMicrobial ecology. 615 14$aMicrobiology. 615 24$aBiomedical Engineering/Biotechnology. 615 24$aMicrobial Ecology. 615 24$aApplied Microbiology. 615 24$aRegenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering. 676 $a579 702 $aKalia$b Vipin Chandra$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910350360303321 996 $aBiotechnological Applications of Polyhydroxyalkanoates$91912445 997 $aUNINA