TY  - CONF
AU  - Malagurski, Ivana
AU  - Frison, Ruggero
AU  - Maurya, Anjani
AU  - Nikodinović-Runić, Jasmina
AU  - Babu, Ramesh
AU  - O'Connor, Kevin
AU  - Neels, Antonia
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://imagine.imgge.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1216
AB  - Medium-chain polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHA) are flexible, elastomeric polymers produced by wide range of
bacteria as intercellular storage of carbon and energy. They represent attractive components in biomaterial design
because they are biocompatible, biodegradable and can be obtained using variety of carbon sources including
waste streams[1]. However, being semi-crystalline, all mcl-PHAs are characterized by low melting temperature and
poor tensile strength which can interfere with processing methods and wider biomedical application. Simple way
to improve mcl-PHAs properties is to incorporate a nanophase within biopolymer to obtain nanocomposites.
Nano-sized constituents interact with biopolymer more intimately affecting in turn the obtained nanocomposite
properties as well as functionality. Among inorganic nanofillers, TiO2 nanostructures with high aspect ratio (e.g.
nanofibers) have unique properties that support osteogenic phenotype which makes them suitable for bone tissue
engineering [2].
PB  - Int Union Crystallography, Chester
C3  - Acta Crystallographica A-Foundation and Advances
T1  - Medium chain length (mcl)-pha-based nanocomposites for biomedical applications: system evaluation through xrd
VL  - 75
DO  - 10.1107/S2053273319089794
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Malagurski, Ivana and Frison, Ruggero and Maurya, Anjani and Nikodinović-Runić, Jasmina and Babu, Ramesh and O'Connor, Kevin and Neels, Antonia",
year = "2019",
abstract = "Medium-chain polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHA) are flexible, elastomeric polymers produced by wide range of
bacteria as intercellular storage of carbon and energy. They represent attractive components in biomaterial design
because they are biocompatible, biodegradable and can be obtained using variety of carbon sources including
waste streams[1]. However, being semi-crystalline, all mcl-PHAs are characterized by low melting temperature and
poor tensile strength which can interfere with processing methods and wider biomedical application. Simple way
to improve mcl-PHAs properties is to incorporate a nanophase within biopolymer to obtain nanocomposites.
Nano-sized constituents interact with biopolymer more intimately affecting in turn the obtained nanocomposite
properties as well as functionality. Among inorganic nanofillers, TiO2 nanostructures with high aspect ratio (e.g.
nanofibers) have unique properties that support osteogenic phenotype which makes them suitable for bone tissue
engineering [2].",
publisher = "Int Union Crystallography, Chester",
journal = "Acta Crystallographica A-Foundation and Advances",
title = "Medium chain length (mcl)-pha-based nanocomposites for biomedical applications: system evaluation through xrd",
volume = "75",
doi = "10.1107/S2053273319089794"
}

Malagurski, I., Frison, R., Maurya, A., Nikodinović-Runić, J., Babu, R., O'Connor, K.,& Neels, A.. (2019). Medium chain length (mcl)-pha-based nanocomposites for biomedical applications: system evaluation through xrd. in Acta Crystallographica A-Foundation and Advances
Int Union Crystallography, Chester., 75.
https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053273319089794

Malagurski I, Frison R, Maurya A, Nikodinović-Runić J, Babu R, O'Connor K, Neels A. Medium chain length (mcl)-pha-based nanocomposites for biomedical applications: system evaluation through xrd. in Acta Crystallographica A-Foundation and Advances. 2019;75.
doi:10.1107/S2053273319089794 .

Malagurski, Ivana, Frison, Ruggero, Maurya, Anjani, Nikodinović-Runić, Jasmina, Babu, Ramesh, O'Connor, Kevin, Neels, Antonia, "Medium chain length (mcl)-pha-based nanocomposites for biomedical applications: system evaluation through xrd" in Acta Crystallographica A-Foundation and Advances, 75 (2019),
https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053273319089794 . .