Preface |
Biopolyesters and Biocatalysis Introduction / Carmen Scholz ; Richard A. Gross1.: |
Poly([beta]-hydroxyalkanoates) |
Interesting Carbon Sources for Biotechnological Production of Biodegradable Polyesters: The Use of Rape Seed Oil Methyl Ester (Biodiesel) / A. Steinbuchel ; Ingo Vo[beta] ; V. Gorenflo2.: |
Biosynthesis and Properties of Medium-Chain-Length Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Pseudomonas resinovorans / Richard D. Ashby ; Daniel K. Y. Solaiman ; Thomas A. Foglia3.: |
The Structural Organization of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Inclusion Bodies / L. J. R. Foster4.: |
Microbial Synthesis, Physical Properties, and Biodegradability of Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] / Tadahisa Iwata ; Satoshi Kusaka ; Yoshiharu Doi5.: |
Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production by Recombinant Escherichia coli: New Genes and New Strains / Sang Yup Lee ; Jong-il Choi6.: |
Biodegradable Polyesters: Synthesis and Characterization |
Enzymatic Synthesis |
Introduction to Enzyme Technology in Polymer Science / David L. Kaplan7.: |
Lipase-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of [omega]-Pentadecalactone: Kinetic and Mechanistic Investigations / Lori A. Henderson8.: |
Enzymatic Polymerization of Natural Phenol Derivatives and Enzymatic Synthesis of Polyesters from Vinyl Esters / Hiroshi Uyama ; Ryohei Ikeda ; Shigeru Yaguchi ; Shiro Kobayashi9.: |
Chemical Synthesis |
High-Molecular-Weight [L]-Polylactides Containing Pendant Functional Groups / Xianhai Chen ; Youqing Shen10.: |
Macrocyclic Polymerizations of Lactones: A New Approach to Molecular Engineering / Hans R. Kricheldorf ; Soo-Ran Lee ; Sven Eggerstedt ; Dennis Langanke ; Karsten Hauser11.: |
Polymerization and Copolymerization of Lactides and Lactones Using Some Lanthanide Initiators / Nicolas Spassky ; Vesna Simic12.: |
Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Mechanisms of Cyclic Esters Polymerization / Andrzej Duda ; Stanislaw Penczek13.: |
Polymer Evaluation |
Can the Glass Transition Temperature of PLA Polymers Be Increased? / K. Marcincinova Benabdillah ; M. Boustta ; J. Coudane ; M. Vert14.: |
Solid-State Structure of Poly(lactide) Copolymers / James Runt ; Jiang Huang ; Melissa S. Lisowski ; Eric S. Hall ; Robert T. Kean ; J. S. Lin15.: |
Degradation Kinetics of Poly(hydroxy) Acids: PLA and PCL / Georgette L. Siparsky16.: |
Biodegradability and Recycling |
Broad-Based Screening of Polymer Biodegradability / Thomas M. Scherer ; Mary M. Rothermich ; Robin Quinteros ; Matthew T. Poch ; Robert W. Lenz ; Steve Goodwin17.: |
Methacrylic Group Functionalized Poly(lactic acid) Macromonomers from Chemical Recycling of Poly(lactic acid) / Joshua A. Wallach ; Samuel J. Huang18.: |
Biomedical Application of Polyesters |
In Vitro Cellular Adhesion and Proliferation on Novel Bioresorbable Matrices for Use in Bone Regeneration Applications / Cato T. Laurencin ; Archel M.A. Ambrosio ; Mohamed A. Attawia ; Frank K. Ko ; Mark D. Borden19.: |
Novel Approaches for the Construction of Functionalized PEG Layer on Surfaces Using Heterobifunctional PEG-PLA Block Copolymers and Their Micelles / Hidenori Otsuka ; Yukio Nagasaki ; Kazunori Kataok20.: |
Poly([beta]-hydroxyalkanoates) as Potential Biomedical Materials: An Overview / 21.: |
Author Index |
Subject Index |
Preface |
Biopolyesters and Biocatalysis Introduction / Carmen Scholz ; Richard A. Gross1.: |
Poly([beta]-hydroxyalkanoates) |
Interesting Carbon Sources for Biotechnological Production of Biodegradable Polyesters: The Use of Rape Seed Oil Methyl Ester (Biodiesel) / A. Steinbuchel ; Ingo Vo[beta] ; V. Gorenflo2.: |
Biosynthesis and Properties of Medium-Chain-Length Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Pseudomonas resinovorans / Richard D. Ashby ; Daniel K. Y. Solaiman ; Thomas A. Foglia3.: |
The Structural Organization of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Inclusion Bodies / L. J. R. Foster4.: |