Bacterial cellulose: Production, modification and perspectives in biomedical applications

S Gorgieva, J Trček - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is ultrafine, nanofibrillar material with an exclusive combination of
properties such as high crystallinity (84%–89%) and polymerization degree, high surface …

Applications of bacterial cellulose and its composites in biomedicine

JM Rajwade, KM Paknikar, JV Kumbhar - Applied microbiology and …, 2015 - Springer
Bacterial cellulose produced by few but specific microbial genera is an extremely pure
natural exopolysaccharide. Besides providing adhesive properties and a competitive …

Bacterial cellulose: A smart biomaterial with diverse applications

DA Gregory, L Tripathi, ATR Fricker, E Asare… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural biomaterials have benefited the human civilisation for millennia. However, in recent
years, designing of natural materials for a wide range of applications have become a focus …

Bacterial cellulose—a remarkable polymer as a source for biomaterials tailoring

L Popa, MV Ghica, EE Tudoroiu, DG Ionescu… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, the development of new eco-friendly and biocompatible materials using
'green'technologies represents a significant challenge for the biomedical and …

Production and status of bacterial cellulose in biomedical engineering

M Moniri, A Boroumand Moghaddam, S Azizi… - Nanomaterials, 2017 - mdpi.com
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a highly pure and crystalline material generated by aerobic
bacteria, which has received significant interest due to its unique physiochemical …

An overview regarding microbial aspects of production and applications of bacterial cellulose

RE Lupașcu, MV Ghica, CE Dinu-Pîrvu, L Popa… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cellulose is the most widely used biopolymer, accounting for about 1.5 trillion tons of annual
production on Earth. Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a form produced by different species of …

[HTML][HTML] Hierarchical structure of bacterial-derived cellulose and its impact on biomedical applications

EM van Zyl, JM Coburn - Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•BcsA and BcsB are needed for cellulose synthesis; BcsC and BcsD are needed
for crystallization.•Molecular interactions of different cellulose forms are presented.• …

Bacterial cellulose: Recent advances in biosynthesis, functionalization strategies and emerging applications

JK Muiruri, JCC Yeo, Q Zhu, E Ye, XJ Loh, Z Li - European Polymer Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
This review highlights the recent advancements in the biosynthetic routes of bacterial
cellulose, explores various functionalization strategies, discusses their exciting properties …

Bacterial cellulose as a versatile platform for research and development of biomedical materials

S Gorgieva - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
The unique pool of features found in intracellular and extracellular bacterial biopolymers
attracts a lot of research, with bacterial cellulose (BC) being one of the most versatile and …

The future prospects of microbial cellulose in biomedical applications

WK Czaja, DJ Young, M Kawecki… - biomacromolecules, 2007 - ACS Publications
Microbial cellulose has proven to be a remarkably versatile biomaterial and can be used in
wide variety of applied scientific endeavors, such as paper products, electronics, acoustics …