choose this expertise?
Are you interested in polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) – or looking to explore them further?
These bio-based, biodegradable, and biocompatible polyesters offer many advantages:
- Tunable thermal and mechanical properties depending on microorganism culture conditions: from rigid, crystalline polymers to soft, amorphous elastomers.
- Environmentally friendly materials: non-persistent, fully biocompatible, and resorbable.
- Enhanced performance and tailored functionalities thanks to post-biosynthesis chemical modifications.
UBSIDE supports you at every stage, from concept to implementation.
Our experts identify the PHA structures best suited to your functional specifications, validate their feasibility at the laboratory scale, and guide you in characterizing their structures and functional properties.
Our customized services
Needs assessment
Production process design
Material characterization
Environmental evaluation
Scale-up support
Service details
Support for defining specifications: Which PHA for which need?
At UBSIDE, our designers trained in functional analysis challenge your requirements to extract both functional and technical specifications. The goal: translate your intended uses into qualified parameters in order to propose THE PHA most likely to meet them.
Design of your PHA production
We offer rigorously defined biosynthesis pathways, along with a transparent analysis of the advantages and limitations of each option. Our independence and scientific rigor ensure fact-based recommendations, supported by nationally and internationally recognized scientific experts from UBS.
Characterization of the PHAs produced
We characterize the chemical structures of the PHAs produced using our own expertise and resources, as well as our network of specialized subcontractors for the most advanced analytical methods – notably NMR. We then establish the link between structure and functional properties, which we measure to validate the suitability of the PHA for the targeted applications.
Environmental characterization of PHAs
More specifically, we can assess the interactions between our PHAs and different natural environments to evaluate their end-of-life – aging, degradation, biodegradation, ecotoxicity. This complete vision of the life cycle of these polymers enables us to provide Life Cycle Analyses (LCA) to confirm their environmental relevance for your application.
Support for scale-up
UBSIDE specializes in tailor-made PHA production at the laboratory scale and can support you in scaling up through its network.
Our added value
Choosing UBSIDE means gaining access to a hub of local expertise, supported by a national network of partners.
Our specialists in materials, processes, design, and the biosynthesis of bio-based polymers such as PHAs work closely together to develop high-value-added solutions with you.
Designed to meet your industrial and environmental challenges, these solutions leverage a collective intelligence that is agile and innovation-driven. It is this synergy that makes all the difference.
Technical means
Production of PHA films based on specifications
Microbiology laboratory (incubator, centrifuge)
Thermomechanical, optical, and chemical characterization tools
