Biomacromolecules 2007, 8, 2112-2119
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Fabrication and Characterization of Biodegradable Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Composite Containing Bioglass Superb K. Misra,† Showan N. Nazhat,‡,§ Sabeel P. Valappil,| M. Moshrefi-Torbati,⊥ Robert J. K. Wood,⊥ Ipsita Roy,| and Aldo R. Boccaccini*,† Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BP, United Kingdom, Division of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom, Department of Molecular and Applied Biosciences, University of Westminster, London W1W 6UW, United Kingdom, and Research Institute for Industry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom Received February 16, 2007; Revised Manuscript Received April 5, 2007
Bacterially derived poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (P(3HB)) has been used to produce composite films by incorporating Bioglass particles (
