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Among many biodegradable and biocompatible biopolymers, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), generated by microorganisms, have highly attracted attention in various fields due to their unique physicochemical properties. So far, various types of progress have been made in environmental and engineering fields by employing PHAs. Among many applications, employing PHAs for nanoarchitecture is a newly emerging trend among researchers. Their intrinsic nature has dragged them towards fabrication of nanoparticles and nanocomposites. PHAs integration with nanoparticles has been vastly noted and applied in various areas such as drug delivery, antibacterial agents and bioengineering. Here, a brief review is given of how they act and are produced by microorganisms, demonstrating their properties and finally, their most recent applications are discussed in nanoarchitecture and the manner they are manipulated in the fabrication of nanomaterials. This review can shed light on the exhaustive understanding of PHA capability in nanoarchitectural basics towards the development of advanced nanomaterials in many fields such as medicine, catalysis, sensor, and adsorbents.