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A biomaterial is any natural or synthetic material that is employed as. or part of. a medical device. Typical materials include metals, ceramics, glasses, polymers, and tissue-engineered materials. The requirements of a biomaterial are that it should have the correct properties to allow it to achieve its intended function and be biocompatible. Over recent decades, there have been many developments in biomaterials research. Some of these developments have involved a movement from the use of inert materials to more sophisticated ones, which actively invoke a beneficial response from the body. 

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Applications for PHA can be found in areas of flushable, non-wovens, binders, films, flexible packaging, thermoformed articles, coated paper, synthesis paper, and coating systems (www.nodax.comV However, current PHA production cost is still too high to satisfy such low added value demand. Therefore, we believe that high added value application should be more realistic. As PHA are biodegradable, and possibly biocompatible, their application as biomaterials or tissue engineering materials should be very attractive. 

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