Simon F Williams, PhD; David P Martin, PhD; Daniel M Horowitz, PhD; and Oliver P Peoples, PhD
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 25(1-3):111-21.1999
Link to Publication: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10416657
ABSTRACT
This paper describes the development of medical applications for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a class of natural polymers with a wide range of thermoplastic properties. Methods are described for preparing PHAs with high purity, modifying these materials to change their surface and degradation properties, and methods for fabricating them into different forms, including tissue engineering scaffolds. Preliminary reports characterizing their in vivo behavior are given, as well as methods for using the natural polymers in tissue engineering applications.
DISCLOSURES
Dr. Simon Williams is a Consultant to Tepha, Inc. and a member of the Tepha Board of Directors. Dr. David Martin is the Chief Scientific Officer of Tepha, Inc.