Research Article

Electrospun Fibres of Polyhydroxybutyrate Synthesized by Ralstonia eutropha from Different Carbon Sources

Table 2

The , , and DI of electrospun and nonelectrospun PHB from olive oil, rapeseed oil, and glucose (: weight average molecular weight, : number average molecular weight, and DI: dispersity = ).

PHB (×105 g/mol) (×105 g/mol)DI

O-PHB5.924.151.4
O-PHB (electrospun) 7.545.61.4
R-PHB5.794.051.4
R-PHB (electrospun)7.46.281.2
G-PHB7.356.071.2
G-PHB (electrospun) 8.056.591.2