PMSE 495 |
| Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are natural, linear, thermoplastic polyesters synthesized by micro-organisms as intracellular carbon reserves and ion sinks in response to limited nutrient availability and imposed stress conditions. We bio-synthesized PHB and deuterated PHB (d-PHB) and performed SANS on the dilute solutions of these molecules. In this paper, we report the conformational properties of PHB and d-PHB in d-chloroform and chloroform, respectively. |
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General Papers/New Concepts in Polymeric Materials
1:30 PM-4:50 PM, Thursday, April 10, 2008 Hilton New Orleans Riverside -- Grand Salon 13, Oral
Division of Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering |