Introduction  

Methods for analysis of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) composition
T.C. de Rijk, P. van de Meer, G. Eggink, R. A. Weusthuis, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Intracellular degradation of PHAs
T. Saito, T. Kobayashi, Kanagawa, Japan

Extracellular PHA depolymerases: The key enzymes of PHA degradation
D. Jendrossek, Stuttgart, Germany

Microbial degradation of aliphatic polyesters
Y. Tokiwa, Ibaraki, Japan, H. Pranamuda, Jakarta, Indonesia

Molecular and material design of biodegradable PHAs
H. Abe, Y. Doi, Saitama, Japan

Structure, compostion and solution properties of PHAs
N. Yoshie, Y. Inoue, Yokohama, Japan

Crystallization and material properties of PHAs
R.H. Marchessault, G. Yu, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Structure and hydrolysis of polyester single crystals
T. Iwata, Y. Doi, Saitama, Japan

Physical and processing properties polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers
M. Satkowski, D.H: Melik, J.-P. Autran, I. Noda, West Chester, OH, USA, P.R. Green, L.A. Schechtmann, Cincinnati, OH, USA

Fermentative production of building blocks for chemical synthesis of polyesters
S.Y. Lee, S.H. Park, S.H. Hong, Y. Lee, S.H. Lee, Taejon, Korea

General methodology for chemical synthesis of polyesters
J.V. Seppälä, H. Korhonen, J. Kylmä, J. Tuominen, Helsinki, Finland

Mechanisms of aliphatic polyester formation
A. Duda, S. Penczek, Lodz, Poland

Chemical synthesis and properties of well-defined oligomeric esters
I. Taniguchi, Y. Kimura, Kyoto, Japan