The diseases caused by microorganisms are innumerable
existing
on this planet. Nevertheless, increasing antimicrobial resistance
has become an urgent global challenge. Thus, in recent decades, bactericidal
materials have been considered promising candidates to combat bacterial
pathogens. Recently, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) have been
used as green and biodegradable materials in various promising alternative
applications, especially in healthcare for antiviral or antiviral
purposes. However, it lacks a systematic review of the recent application
of this emerging material for antibacterial applications. Therefore,
the ultimate goal of this review is to provide a critical review of
the state of the art recent development of PHA biopolymers in terms
of cutting-edge production technologies as well as promising application
fields. In addition, special attention was given to collecting scientific
information on antibacterial agents that can potentially be incorporated
into PHA materials for biological and durable antimicrobial protection.
Furthermore, the current research gaps are declared, and future research
perspectives are proposed to better understand the properties of these
biopolymers as well as their possible applications.