Engineered living materials: prospects and challenges for using biological systems to direct the assembly of smart materials

PQ Nguyen, NMD Courchesne… - Advanced …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Vast potential exists for the development of novel, engineered platforms that manipulate
biology for the production of programmed advanced materials. Such systems would possess …

Engineering biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) for diversity and cost reduction

Y Zheng, JC Chen, YM Ma, GQ Chen - Metabolic engineering, 2020‏ - Elsevier
PHA, a family of natural biopolymers aiming to replace non-degradable plastics for short-
term usages, has been developed to include various structures such as short-chain-length …

Metabolic engineering for the synthesis of polyesters: A 100-year journey from polyhydroxyalkanoates to non-natural microbial polyesters

SY Choi, MN Rhie, HT Kim, JC Joo, IJ Cho, J Son… - Metabolic …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
As concerns increase regarding sustainable industries and environmental pollutions caused
by the accumulation of non-degradable plastic wastes, bio-based polymers, particularly …

Microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates and nonnatural polyesters

SY Choi, IJ Cho, Y Lee, YJ Kim, KJ Kim… - Advanced …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Microorganisms produce diverse polymers for various purposes such as storing genetic
information, energy, and reducing power, and serving as structural materials and scaffolds …

Chemoautotroph Cupriavidus necator as a potential game-changer for global warming and plastic waste problem: A review

YJ Sohn, J Son, SY Jo, SY Park, JI Yoo… - Bioresource …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Cupriavidus necator, a versatile microorganism found in both soil and water, can have both
heterotrophic and lithoautotrophic metabolisms depending on environmental conditions. C …

Advanced biotechnology: Metabolically engineered cells for the bio‐based production of chemicals and fuels, materials, and health‐care products

J Becker, C Wittmann - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Corynebacterium glutamicum, Escherichia coli, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae in particular,
have become established as important industrial workhorses in biotechnology. Recent years …

Recent advances in sustainable plastic upcycling and biopolymers

YJ Sohn, HT Kim, KA Baritugo, SY Jo… - Biotechnology …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Advances in scientific technology in the early twentieth century have facilitated the
development of synthetic plastics that are lightweight, rigid, and can be easily molded into a …

One-step fermentative production of poly(lactate-co-glycolate) from carbohydrates in Escherichia coli

SY Choi, SJ Park, WJ Kim, JE Yang, H Lee, J Shin… - Nature …, 2016‏ - nature.com
Abstract Poly (lactate-co-glycolate)(PLGA) is a widely used biodegradable and
biocompatible synthetic polymer. Here we report one-step fermentative production of PLGA …

Valorization of lignocellulosic biomass for polyhydroxyalkanoate production: Status and perspectives

YJ Sohn, J Son, HJ Lim, SH Lim, SJ Park - Bioresource Technology, 2022‏ - Elsevier
With the increasing concerns regarding climate, energy, and plastic crises, bio-based
production of biodegradable polymers has become a dire necessity. Significant progress …

Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli: a sustainable industrial platform for bio-based chemical production

X Chen, L Zhou, K Tian, A Kumar, S Singh… - Biotechnology …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
In order to decrease carbon emissions and negative environmental impacts of various
pollutants, more bulk and/or fine chemicals are produced by bioprocesses, replacing the …