Amorphous and semicrystalline phases in ultrathin films of poly(3-hydroxybutirate)
Bagrov D.V., Bonartsev A.P., Bonartseva G.A., Zhuikov V.A., Boskhomdzhiev A.P., Myshkina V.L., Makhina T.K., Zharkova I.I., Yakovlev S.G., Voinova V.V., Ivanov P.V., Bonartseva G.A., Shaitan K.V., Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Biology, RU
Poly(3-hydroxybutirate) (PHB) is a bacterial polyester, which shows a high potential as a material for biotechnology and medicine, including drug delivery and production of biodegradable implants. Being a semicrystalline polymer, PHB is able to form [...]