Reactive blends based on polyhydroxyalkanoates: Preparation and biomedical application

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a class of natural polyesters as carbon and energy reserves by > 300 species of microorganisms. They are fully biodegradable, biocompatible and piezoelectric biopolymers that have attracted much attention recently as the biomaterial of choice for medical applications. However, the toughness, processability and hydrophilicity of PHAs need to tune to expand their applications as tissue engineering scaffolds or drug...