Polyesters

Known as: Polyester, Polyesters [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Polymers of organic acids and alcohols, with ester linkages--usually polyethylene terephthalate; can be cured into hard plastic, films or tapes, or… (More)
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
return of a forgotten polymer — Polycaprolactone n the 21 st century aria
During the resorbable-polymer-boom of the 1970s and 1980s, polycaprolactone (PCL) was used extensively in the biomaterials field… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
A microbial factory for lactate-based polyesters using a lactate-polymerizing enzyme.
Polylactate (PLA) is synthesized as a representative bio-based polyester by the chemo-bio process on the basis of metal catalyst… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Apoplastic polyesters in Arabidopsis surface tissues--a typical suberin and a particular cutin.
Cutinized and suberized cell walls form physiological important plant-environment interfaces as they act as barriers limiting… (More)
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Review
2001
Review
2001
Polyesters in higher plants.
Polyesters occur in higher plants as the structural component of the cuticle that covers the aerial parts of plants. This… (More)
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Review
1998
Review
1998
Bacterial and other biological systems for polyester production.
Poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) and other structurally related aliphatic polyesters from bacteria, referred to as polyhydroxyalkanoic… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Long-term complications associated with prosthetic repair of incisional hernias.
OBJECTIVE To determine whether the type of prosthetic material and technique of placement influenced long-term complications… (More)
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Fast and sensitive silver staining of DNA in polyacrylamide gels.
The photochemically derived silver stain of nucleic acids in polyacrylamide gels originally described by Merril et al. (1981… (More)
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Formation of polyesters consisting of medium-chain-length 3-hydroxyalkanoic acids from gluconate by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other fluorescent pseudomonads.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO and 15 other strains of this species synthesized a polyester with 3-hydroxydecanoate as the main… (More)
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Pseudomonas oleovorans as a Source of Poly(beta-Hydroxyalkanoates) for Potential Applications as Biodegradable Polyesters.
Pseudomonas oleovorans was grown in homogeneous media containing n-alkanoic acids, from formate to decanoate, as the sole carbon… (More)
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Formation of Polyesters by Pseudomonas oleovorans: Effect of Substrates on Formation and Composition of Poly-(R)-3-Hydroxyalkanoates and Poly-(R)-3-Hydroxyalkenoates.
Pseudomonas oleovorans grows on C(6) to C(12)n-alkanes and 1-alkenes. These substrates are oxidized to the corresponding fatty… (More)
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