Bacterial cellulose: Molecular regulation of biosynthesis, supramolecular assembly, and tailored structural and functional properties

S Manan, MW Ullah, M Ul-Islam, Z Shi… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Among the different types of nanocellulose being investigated, bacterial cellulose (BC) or
bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) is receiving tremendous attention due to its purity and …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Assembly of bacterial capsular polysaccharides and exopolysaccharides

C Whitfield, SS Wear, C Sande - Annual Review of Microbiology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Polysaccharides are dominant features of most bacterial surfaces and are displayed in
different formats. Many bacteria produce abundant long-chain capsular polysaccharides …

Bacterial cellulose: a versatile biopolymer for wound dressing applications

R Portela, CR Leal, PL Almeida… - Microbial …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Although several therapeutic approaches are available for wound and burn treatment and
much progress has been made in this area, room for improvement still exists, driven by the …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances and applications of bacterial cellulose in biomedicine

S Swingler, A Gupta, H Gibson, M Kowalczuk… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is an extracellular polymer produced by Komagateibacter xylinus,
which has been shown to possess a multitude of properties, which makes it innately useful …

[HTML][HTML] Industrial-scale production and applications of bacterial cellulose

C Zhong - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a natural biomaterial synthesized by bacteria. It possesses a
unique structure of cellulose nanofiber-weaved three-dimensional reticulated network that …

Developments in bioprocess for bacterial cellulose production

RR Singhania, AK Patel, YS Tseng, V Kumar… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) represents a novel bio-origin nonomaterial with its unique
properties having diverse applications. Increased market demand and low yield are the …

High-specificity local and global c-di-GMP signaling

R Hengge - Trends in microbiology, 2021 - cell.com
The striking multiplicity, signal input diversity, and output specificity of c-di-GMP signaling
proteins in many bacteria has brought second messenger signaling back onto the agenda of …

Nanocellulose water treatment membranes and filters: a review

A Mautner - Polymer International, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This review covers the use of nanocelluloses in water treatment applications with particular
focus on membranes and filters made either entirely from (nano) cellulose or in composite …

[HTML][HTML] Biomedical applications of bacterial exopolysaccharides: A review

M Mohd Nadzir, RW Nurhayati, FN Idris, MH Nguyen - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are an essential group of compounds secreted by
bacteria. These versatile EPSs are utilized individually or in combination with different …