Polyhydroxyalkanoates : A Family of Natural Polymers , for Medical Implant Development and Disease Modelling

Pooja Basnett, Rinat Nigmatullin, Barbara Lukasiewicz, Francisco Javier Rodríguez, Sandra Pacharra, Xabier Mendibil, Rocío Ortiz, Iban Quintana, Santos Merino, Jochen Salber, Pinar Uysal Onganer, Jonathan C. Knowles, Ipsita Roy School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, London, UK. 2 Group of Molecular Neurology, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (SESCAM), Finca La Peraleda, Spain Centre for Clinical Research, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany IK4-Tekniker Technological Research Center, Eibar, Spain Clinic of Surgery, UMC Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Bochum, Germany Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, London, UK Email: p.basnett@my.westminster.ac.uk; royi@wmin.ac.uk*