Recent progress of collagen, chitosan, alginate and other hydrogels in skin repair and wound dressing applications

W Peng, D Li, K Dai, Y Wang, P Song, H Li… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Human understanding of skin is constantly ongoing. Great progress has been made in skin
repair, wound dressing regeneration biomaterials research in recent years. This review …

Bacterial cellulose as a biodegradable food packaging material: A review

P Cazón, M Vázquez - Food Hydrocolloids, 2021 - Elsevier
The relevant presence of food packaging in our society is due to its role in food preservation
and minimizing food waste along the distribution chain. However, the high consumption of …

Wood hemicelluloses exert distinct biomechanical contributions to cellulose fibrillar networks

J Berglund, D Mikkelsen, BM Flanagan, S Dhital… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Hemicelluloses, a family of heterogeneous polysaccharides with complex molecular
structures, constitute a fundamental component of lignocellulosic biomass. However, the …

Electroconductive natural polymer-based hydrogels

Z Shi, X Gao, MW Ullah, S Li, Q Wang, G Yang - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
Hydrogels prepared from natural polymers have received immense considerations over the
past decade due to their safe nature, biocompatibility, hydrophilic properties, and …

Bacterial cellulose production from industrial waste and by-product streams

E Tsouko, C Kourmentza, D Ladakis… - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
The utilization of fermentation media derived from waste and by-product streams from
biodiesel and confectionery industries could lead to highly efficient production of bacterial …

In situ and ex situ modifications of bacterial cellulose for applications in tissue engineering

TR Stumpf, X Yang, J Zhang, X Cao - Materials Science and Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is secreted by a few strains of bacteria and consists of a cellulose
nanofiber network with unique characteristics. Because of its excellent mechanical …

Nanocomposite bioinks for 3D bioprinting

Y Cai, SY Chang, SW Gan, S Ma, WF Lu, CC Yen - Acta biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting is an advanced technology to fabricate artificial
3D tissue constructs containing cells and hydrogels for tissue engineering and regenerative …

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 …

Present status and applications of bacterial cellulose-based materials for skin tissue repair

L Fu, J Zhang, G Yang - Carbohydrate polymers, 2013 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC, also known as microbial cellulose, MC) is a promising natural
polymer which is biosynthesized by certain bacteria. This review focused on BC-based …

Hydrogel bacterial cellulose: A path to improved materials for new eco-friendly textiles

K Kamiński, M Jarosz, J Grudzień, J Pawlik… - Cellulose, 2020 - Springer
In this paper, we present a novel, ecologically friendly technology for the synthesis and
modification of kombucha-derived bacterial cellulose in order to produce textiles of desired …