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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… 
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2017
Highly Cited
2017
Large microplastic particles in sediments of tributaries of the River Thames, UK - Abundance, sources and methods for effective quantification.
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2015
Highly Cited
2015
Ingestion of microplastics by commercial fish off the Portuguese coast.
Review
2008
Review
2008
Improved utilisation of renewable resources: New important derivatives of glycerol
Although glycerol has been a well-known renewable chemical for centuries, its commercial relevance has increased considerably in… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
The potential to improve cell infiltration in composite fiber-aligned electrospun scaffolds by the selective removal of sacrificial fibers.
Review
2005
Review
2005
Bacterial polyesters: biosynthesis, biodegradable plastics and biotechnology.
The discovery and chemical identification, in the 1920s, of the aliphatic polyester: poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), PHB, as a granular… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Biodegradable starch/clay nanocomposite films for food packaging applications
Review
2004
Review
2004
Review Degradation of microbial polyesters
Microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), one of the largest groups of thermoplastic polyesters are receiving much attention as… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Biodegradable nanoparticles for oral delivery of peptides: is there a role for polymers to affect mucosal uptake?
Review
1999
Review
1999
Hydrolytic degradation characteristics of aliphatic polyesters derived from lactic and glycolic acids.
During the past decade, important advances have been made in the understanding of the hydrolytic degradation characteristics of… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Pseudomonas oleovorans as a Source of Poly(β-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… 
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