Biopolyesters

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Babel, Wolfgang (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Steinbüchel, Alexander (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2001.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2001.
• Series: Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, 71
• Subjects: Polymers .; Bioorganic chemistry.; Biotechnology.; Chemical engineering.; Microbiology.; Polymer Sciences.; Bioorganic Chemistry.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.

Living systems synthesize seven different classes of polymers. They provide structure and form for cells and organisms, function as catalysts and energy storage and carry the genetic information. All these polymers possess technically interesting properties. Some of these biopolymers are already use...