Biodegradable biopolymers attract much attention in biology and medicine due to its wide application. The present review is designed to be a comprehensive source for research of biodegradable and biocompatible bacterial polymer, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate). This paper focuses on basic properties of biopolymer: biodegradability and biocompatibility, as well as on biopolymer systems: various materials, devices and compositions on the basis of biopolymer. Application of biopolymer systems based on poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) in medicine as surgical implants, in bioengineering as scaffold for cell cultures, and in pharmacy as drug dosage forms and drug systems is observed in the present review.
Bonartzev A.P., Bonartzeva G.A., Shaitan K.V., Kirpichnikov M.P. (2011) Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and biopolymer systems on the basis of this polyester. Biomeditsinskaya Khimiya, 57(4), 374-391.
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Bonartzev A.P. et al., "Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and biopolymer systems on the basis of this polyester." Biomeditsinskaya Khimiya 57.4 (2011): 374-391.
Bonartzev, A. P., Bonartzeva, G. A., Shaitan, K. V., Kirpichnikov, M. P. (2011). Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and biopolymer systems on the basis of this polyester. Biomeditsinskaya Khimiya, 57(4), 374-391.
