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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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2016
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2016
Physical and mechanical properties of PLA, and their functions in widespread applications - A comprehensive review.
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2010
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2010
An overview of the recent developments in polylactide (PLA) research.
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2007
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2007
Plant oil renewable resources as green alternatives in polymer science.
The utilization of plant oil renewable resources as raw materials for monomers and polymers is discussed and reviewed. In an age… 
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… 
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2003
Review
2003
Polyester synthases: natural catalysts for plastics.
  • B. Rehm
  • Biochemical Journal
  • 2003
  • Corpus ID: 20913273
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biopolyesters composed of hydroxy fatty acids, which represent a complex class of storage… 
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2000
Review
2000
The manufacturing techniques of various drug loaded biodegradable poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) devices.
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1999
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1999
Hydrolytic degradation characteristics of aliphatic polyesters derived from lactic and glycolic acids.
  • S. Li
  • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research
  • 1999
  • Corpus ID: 10691982
During the past decade, important advances have been made in the understanding of the hydrolytic degradation characteristics of… 
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1991
Highly Cited
1991
Fast and sensitive silver staining of DNA in polyacrylamide gels.
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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1982
Review
1982
Organic Chemistry:
THIS book claims to cover the organic chemistry required by second-year medical students and by students reading for a general B… 
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