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Dataset on controlled production of polyhydroxyalkanoate-based microbead using double emulsion solvent evaporation technique.


ABSTRACT: A significant source of microplastics is from the usage of microbeads in the market since petrochemical plastic bead is a material used in cosmetic scrubs. A possible way to counteract the problem is by the substitution of synthetic plastic to natural biodegradable polymer. Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) is a general class of thermoplastic microbial polymer and it is the best alternative to some petrochemical plastics due to its biodegradability. Some PHA has earned its way into cosmetic application due to its biocompatibility. This data article reports data on the development of biodegradable microbeads by using the double emulsion solvent evaporation technique. Our data describe the extraction of biopolymer from marine bacteria that was cultivated in shaken flask culture, removal of endotoxins using oxidizing agent, the production of microbeads using a peristaltic pump with a specific flowrate and silicon tubing, and the cytotoxicity of the microbeads.

SUBMITTER: Govindasamy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6369325 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Dataset on controlled production of polyhydroxyalkanoate-based microbead using double emulsion solvent evaporation technique.

Govindasamy Sharumathiy S   Syafiq Ishak Muhammad IM   Amirul Al-Ashraf Abdullah AA   Amin Roswati Md RM   Bhubalan Kesaven K  

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A significant source of microplastics is from the usage of microbeads in the market since petrochemical plastic bead is a material used in cosmetic scrubs. A possible way to counteract the problem is by the substitution of synthetic plastic to natural biodegradable polymer. Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) is a general class of thermoplastic microbial polymer and it is the best alternative to some petrochemical plastics due to its biodegradability. Some PHA has earned its way into cosmetic application  ...[more]

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