Preparation, Properties, and Utilization of Biobased Biodegradable <i>Nodax</i>™ Copolymers

Noda, Isao; Bond, Eric Bryan; Green, Phillip R.; Melik, D.H; Narasimhan, K. R.; Schechtman, Lee A.; Satkowski, Michael M.

doi:10.1021/bk-2005-0900.ch019

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“…Several processing technologies for PLA have been developed for large-scale production lines, depending on the intended application, including drying and extrusion [8,84], injection molding [85][86][87], injection stretch blow molding [2,88,89], casting (film and sheet) [89][90][91], extrusion blown film [92][93][94], thermoforming [47,95,96], foaming [97][98][99][100][101][102], fiber spinning [103][104][105][106][107], electro spinning [108][109][110][111][112][113][114][115][116], blending [117][118][119][120], compounding [11,[121][122][123][124] and nanocompositing [125][126]…”

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Physical and mechanical properties of PLA, and their functions in widespread applications — A comprehensive review

Farah

Anderson

Langer

2016

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

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Available online xxxxPoly(lactic acid) (PLA), so far, is the most extensively researched and utilized biodegradable aliphatic polyester in human history. Due to its merits, PLA is a leading biomaterial for numerous applications in medicine as well as in industry replacing conventional petrochemical-based polymers. The main purpose of this review is to elaborate the mechanical and physical properties that affect its stability, processability, degradation, PLA-other polymers immiscibility, aging and recyclability, and therefore its potential suitability to fulfill specific application requirements. This review also summarizes variations in these properties during PLA processing (i.e. thermal degradation and recyclability), biodegradation, packaging and sterilization, and aging (i.e. weathering and hygrothermal). In addition, we discuss up-to-date strategies for PLA properties improvements including components and plasticizer blending, nucleation agent addition, and PLA modifications and nanoformulations. Incorporating better understanding of the role of these properties with available improvement strategies is the key for successful utilization of PLA and its copolymers/composites/blends to maximize their fit with worldwide application needs.© 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Contents lists available at ScienceDirectAdvanced Drug Delivery Reviews

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Physical and mechanical properties of PLA, and their functions in widespread applications — A comprehensive review

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Anderson

Langer

2016

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“…under trademark of Nodax TM . 29,30 Currently, the Nodax TM family of polymers are produced by Meredian, Inc. (Bainbridge, GA). Since the 1980s, BASF in Germany produced P(3HB) and Figure 1.…”

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Bioplastics from waste glycerol derived from biodiesel industry

Zhu

Chiu

Nakas

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J of Applied Polymer Sci

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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are polyesters that can be biologically synthesized by many microorganisms and engineered plants that have been investigated by microbiologists, biochemists, polymer scientists, material engineers, and medical researchers for several decades. Research on microbial production of PHAs has been extensively focused on using pure carbon sources, such as sugars and fatty acids. Practical considerations of production costs of PHAs have resulted in research efforts to use alternative renewable and inexpensive feedstocks. One potential feedstock for the production of PHA polymers is the glycerol waste byproduct of biodiesel production. The major focus of this review is the production of PHA polymers from glycerol. A review of biosynthetic pathways for PHAs production from glycerol, current production of waste glycerol in biodiesel industry, physical and mechanical properties of PHAs, and applications of PHAs in the areas of packaging industry, implant materials, drug carrier, biofuels, are covered.

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“…4 (Noda et al 2005a). Two units of acetyl-CoA forms the acetoacetyl-CoA with phaA thiolase, which is then converted to 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA with phaB reductase.…”

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“…Finally, the copolymerization of 3HB-CoA and 3HA-CoA with phaC PHA synthase results in the production of this type of PHA copolymers. Figure 5 shows examples of microorganisms making different types of moderately branched PHA copolymers (Noda et al 2005a). …”

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“…PHA copolymers having the Nodax™ class molecular structure exhibit a unique set of combined useful attributes, including polyolefin-like thermomechanical properties, polyester-like physicochemical properties, and interesting biological properties (Satkowski et al 2001;Federle et al 2002;Noda et al 2004Noda et al , 2005a. Therefore, broad ranges of industrial and consumer product applications are anticipated for this class of material.…”

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Nodax™ Class PHA Copolymers: Their Properties and Applications

Noda

Lindsey²,

Caraway³

2009

Microbiology Monographs

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A family of promising polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) polyesters called Nodax™ class PHA copolymers, consisting of (R)-3-hydroxyalkanoate comonomer units with medium-size-chain side groups and (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate, are described. The bio-based biodegradable plastics made from renewable resources will be commercially available from Meredian. Because of the unique design of the molecular structure, the Nodax™ class PHA copolymers have a set of useful attributes, including polyolefin-like thermomechanical properties, polyester-like physicochemical properties, and interesting biological properties. Therefore,

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Preparation, Properties, and Utilization of Biobased Biodegradable Nodax™ Copolymers

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Physical and mechanical properties of PLA, and their functions in widespread applications — A comprehensive review

Physical and mechanical properties of PLA, and their functions in widespread applications — A comprehensive review

Bioplastics from waste glycerol derived from biodiesel industry

Nodax™ Class PHA Copolymers: Their Properties and Applications

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