Acknowledgment
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by
the USDA-CSREES under the McIntire-Stennis program of the
Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, Michigan State University
and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
(OMAFRA) under the 2008 Alternate Renewable Fuels ‘Plus’ Research
Program. Our acknowledgment also includes American
wood fibers (Schofield, WI, USA) and Biomer (Germany) for their
generous supply of maple wood fiber and PHBV, respectively.