It is reported that PHB are used in industry easily due to its biodegradable, biological adaptation and non-toxic properties. PHB is used mostly as packing material because it is waxy and degradable. But its biological adaptation property makes it to be used as implantation material.

The usage areas of biodegradable plastics in food, medicine, pharmacy and [...]

Although plants aren’t PHB producers, PHB genes carrier plants can produce PHB and so they are potential organisms to produce cheaper PHB.

Studies showed that transgenic plants can produce PHB 20-40 % of their dry mass. It is known that bioplastic synthesis occurs in plant cytoplasm, plastid or peroxisome. Researches found that transgenic plants give up [...]

Although their many disadvantages, plastic products are commonly used due to elasticity, waxy structure and cheapness.  But it is still very important environment pollutant. Many thousands tons plastics are thrown to sea every year.

After 1970’s petrol crisis, due to increase of petrol prices, alternatives to petrol origin polymers were searched. And in 1976, England Imperial [...]