1. Effect of complex nitrogen source on the synthesis and accumulation of poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) by recombinantEscherichia coli in flask and fed-batch cultures

   • Sang Yup Lee
   • Ho Nam Chang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 169 - 176

2. Microbial degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) in compost

   • Joris Mergaert
   • Caroline Anderson
   • Jean Swings

   OriginalPaper Pages: 177 - 183

3. The degradation of gel-spun poly(β-hydroxybutyrate) “wool”

   • L. J. R. Foster
   • B. J. Tighe

   OriginalPaper Pages: 185 - 194

4. Liquid crystallinity of levan/water/starch solutions

   • Anne E. Huber
   • David L. Kaplan
   • Christopher Viney

   OriginalPaper Pages: 195 - 199

5. A carbon-13 method for evaluating degradation of starch-based polymers

   • Martha L. Sykes
   • Hsueh-Wen Yeh
   • Charles E. Helsley

   OriginalPaper Pages: 201 - 209

6. Biodegradable plastic made from soybean products. II. Effects of cross-linking and cellulose incorporation on mechanical properties and water absorption

   • I. Paetau
   • C. -Z. Chen
   • J. Jane

   OriginalPaper Pages: 211 - 217