New flax producing bioplastic fibers for medical purposes

Kulma, Anna; Skórkowska-Telichowska, Katarzyna; Kostyń, Kamil; Szatkowski, Michał; Skála, J; Drulis-Kawa, Zuzanna; Preisner, Marta; Żuk, Magdalena; Szperlik, Jakub; Wang, Y.F.; Szopa, Jan

doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.09.013

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“…The level about 20% in Camelina seeds was also achieved, but the seed germination and seedling growth was significantly impaired (Patterson et al 2011). Nonetheless, it does not end the potential use of genetically transformed plants in this field as illustrated by the results achieved for gossypium (John 1997) and flax (Wróbel et al 2004;Kulma et al 2015) in which the level of PHAs is not as high as in Camelina, but in the case of these plants PHAs do not require the extraction from intracellular compartments. The strategies of PHAs production are still limited because of high costs, but due to increasing demand on biodegradable resources in the near future, they should be further developed to obtain highly efficient bioprocesses, and transgenic plants have huge potential in this field.…”

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“…Due to the significantly increased level of soluble phenolic compounds in modified flax that exhibit antioxidant properties, the range of biomedical use of the material made from such plants has been increasing. It has also been shown that linen dressings made of modified plant fibers favor the proliferation of human fibroblasts and have antibacterial and antifungal activity (Kulma et al 2015).…”

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“…In subsequent years, the studies were continued in the aspects of the content of phenolic compounds in the fibers of modified plants and the possibility of biomedical application of the fibers for wound dressing. It has been proved that this type of dressing made of flax fiber enhance the proliferation of human fibroblasts and showed antibacterial properties (Kulma et al 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Transgenic plants as a source of polyhydroxyalkanoates

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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) make a large class of biodegradable biopolymers that are naturally synthesized by numerous microorganisms. These biopolymers could be an alternative to commonly used plastics based on petroleum. Production of PHAs in bioreactors using microorganisms is not widely applied due to its unprofitability. Using transgenic plants for this purpose may be cheaper and more environmental friendly because the biosynthesis of PHAs in plants is based only on water, mineral salts, CO 2 and light. Additionally, plants are not capable of degrading PHAs as bacteria do, and extraction of PHAs from plant tissues is not always necessary. The main objective of this work is a review of possibilities of PHA biosynthesis in transgenic plants and presentation of general information on properties and potential application possibilities of these biopolymers. The possibility of syntheses and accumulation of PHA in several transgenic plants has been studied for some years. Many experiments were performed on model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, however, the research has also revealed a great potential of transgenic crop plants such as camelina (Camelina sativa), tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) or sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) as a good sources of PHAs. The highest level of PHAs accumulation in plants was achieved in transgenic A. thaliana (up to 40% of the dry weight of the leaf), and among crop plants in C. sativa (up to 20% of the dry weight of the seed). Increasing knowledge on PHAs permits expansion of the possibilities of these biopolymers use even at a low level of their accumulation in plant tissues.

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“…The authors of [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] analyze the methods of using flax fiber for medicine, taking into account its antimicrobial properties, the ability to absorb moisture, and mechanical properties.…”

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Research of safety of flax fibers for products of medical and sanitary-hygienic appointment

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“…The reasoning behind lignocellulosic fibers such as KF being selected for use as supporting scaffolds is their abundance and renewability (Gan et al 2015), good mechanical properties (Fiore et al 2015), biodegradability (Won et al 2014), negligible to foreign body, and inflammatory response reactions (Kulma et al 2015). Furthermore there are reports showing enhanced osteoblast cell attachment on mineralized electrospun pure cellulose surface (Rodríguez et al 2011(Rodríguez et al , 2014.…”

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