@article{Ajp_2014, title={Bioplastics for use in medical industry}, volume={8}, url={http://www.asiapharmaceutics.info/index.php/ajp/article/view/352}, DOI={10.22377/ajp.v8i2.352}, abstractNote={Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are the bio-based,<br />biodegradable polymers with comparable properties<br />to petroleum-based plastics in many applications.[1]<br />PHA microstructures can be formed in bacterial hosts<br />and findings suggest that PHAs are suitable to develop<br />devices such as hernia repair devices, nerve repair<br />devices, repair patches, cardiovascular patches,<br />adhesion barriers, guided tissue repair and regeneration<br />devices, nerve guides, orthopedic pins, tendon repair<br />devices, bone-marrow scaffolds, tissue engineered<br />cardiovascular devices, other implantable medical<br />devices, such as sutures, meshes, cochlear implants,<br />dental implants, and wound dressings.[2] These<br />materials are biocompatible and can degrade after<br />being implanted that suggest another application in<br />drug release kinetics.}, number={2}, journal={Asian Journal of Pharmaceutics (AJP)}, author={Ajp, Editor}, year={2014}, month={Oct.} }