Poly(3‐hydroxybutyrate‐co‐3‐hydroxyhexanoate) with zinc oxide nanoparticles for food packaging

Poly(3‐hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) is a biodegradable biopolyester synthesized via bacterial fermentation from renewable resources that has received great attention over the last years for medicine and food packaging applications. However, it shows several shortcomings such as narrow processing window and a high crystallinity (>50%), which leads to brittleness and low impact resistance. To solve these drawbacks, the hydroxybutyrate units can be...