TY - JOUR
T1 - Bacterial polymers as materials for the development of micro/nanoparticles
AU - Alves, Vítor D.
AU - Torres, Cristiana Andreia Vieira
AU - Freitas, Filomena
N1 - Sem pdf conforme despacho.
Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (FCT) (PEst-OE/AGR/UI0245/2014 ; UID/Multi/04378/2013)
FCT (SFRH/BPD/72280/2010 ; SFRH/BPD/87774/2012)
PY - 2016/3/23
Y1 - 2016/3/23
N2 - Bacterial polysaccharides and polyhydroxyalkanoates present physical and chemical characteristics that impart them diverse functional properties, including the ability to produce structures from nano- to macroscale (e.g., spheres, capsules, beads). Such structures may be specially designed to fulfill the requirements of specific applications in different areas, either alone or conjugated with other polymers by means of ionic interactions, hydrogen bonding, or chemical reactions. The interest on using such biomaterials has been increasing due to their unique functional properties, nontoxicity, biodegradability, and biocompatibility. The fields of application of bacterial polymers-based structures include drug delivery, biomedicine, food products, environment, and agriculture, among others.
AB - Bacterial polysaccharides and polyhydroxyalkanoates present physical and chemical characteristics that impart them diverse functional properties, including the ability to produce structures from nano- to macroscale (e.g., spheres, capsules, beads). Such structures may be specially designed to fulfill the requirements of specific applications in different areas, either alone or conjugated with other polymers by means of ionic interactions, hydrogen bonding, or chemical reactions. The interest on using such biomaterials has been increasing due to their unique functional properties, nontoxicity, biodegradability, and biocompatibility. The fields of application of bacterial polymers-based structures include drug delivery, biomedicine, food products, environment, and agriculture, among others.
KW - Biopolymer
KW - microparticles
KW - nanoparticles
KW - polyhydroxyalkanoates
KW - polysaccharide
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84954160794&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00914037.2015.1103239
DO - 10.1080/00914037.2015.1103239
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84954160794
SN - 0091-4037
VL - 65
SP - 211
EP - 224
JO - International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials
JF - International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials
IS - 5
ER -