title: Polyhydroxyalkanoates - what are the uses? Current challenges and perspectives.
abstract: Over the past few decades, a considerable attention has been focused on the microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) owing to its multifaceted properties, i.e. biodegradability, biocompatibility, non-toxicity and thermo-plasticity. This article presents a critical review of the foregoing research, current trends and future perspectives on the value added applications of PHAs in the biomedical, environmental and industrial domains of life.
authors: a Department of Biosciences , COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) , Islamabad , Pakistan .|b Department of Microbiology , Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) , Islamabad , Pakistan , and.
authors: Farha
authors: F
authors: Masood
authors: c Department of Metallurgy and Materials , Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) , Islamabad , Pakistan.
authors: Tariq
authors: T
authors: Yasin
authors: b Department of Microbiology , Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) , Islamabad , Pakistan , and.
authors: Abdul
authors: A
authors: Hameed
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D054813:Polyhydroxyalkanoates / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D054813:Polyhydroxyalkanoates
keywords: Biocompatible; biodegradable; biofuel; biomedical implant; green composite; polyhydroxyalkanoates; therapeutic carrier; tissue engineering