First part of the PHA-Tech-Mat project is to design, create and validate a prototype of a mobile demonstartion line - biorefinery for production of two types of PHA biopolymers.

The final stage of the project envisages testing of the chosen functionalised PHAs in vivo. We will proceed with an animal model in order to assess the effectiveness of novel biomaterials in wound healing.

Once we will establish the production process and describe phiscal properties of the novel materials, we will start biological tests. The novel functionalised materials will be characterized in vitro for their biocompatibility with chosen cell lines appropriate for their future applications. In parallel we will conduct test in order to descibe antibacterial properties of the novel functionalised PHAs.

PROJECT TMS "Vegetable oil biorefining for the production of advanced composite materials" is sponsored by the Polish National Centre for Research and Developement