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SUBMITTER: Govindasamy S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6369325 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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]