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Polyhydroxyalkanoates: The Natural Polymers Produced by Bacterial Fermentation

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Polymers are mainly divided into two groups, natural polymers, such as proteins, cellulose, silk and synthetic polymers, such as polystyrene, polyethylene, and nylon. In some cases, naturally occurring polymers can also be produced synthetically. An important example is natural rubber which is known as polyisoprene in its synthetic form.

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Panchal, B., Bagdadi, A., Roy, I. (2013). Polyhydroxyalkanoates: The Natural Polymers Produced by Bacterial Fermentation. In: Thomas, S., Visakh, P., Mathew, A. (eds) Advances in Natural Polymers. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20940-6_12

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