The critical roles of water in the processing, structure, and properties of nanocellulose

S Jing, L Wu, AP Siciliano, C Chen, T Li, L Hu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
The cellulose industry depends heavily on water owing to the hydrophilic nature of cellulose
fibrils and its potential for sustainable and innovative production methods. The emergence of …

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 …

Preparation and applications of chitosan and cellulose composite materials

TG Ambaye, M Vaccari, S Prasad… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a natural fiber, chemically cellulose-like biopolymer, which is processed from
chitin. Its use as a natural polymer is getting more attention because it is non-toxic …

Bacterial cellulose and its potential for biomedical applications

F Wahid, LH Huang, XQ Zhao, WC Li, YY Wang… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is an important polysaccharide synthesized by some bacterial
species under specific culture conditions, which presents several remarkable features such …

Bacterial cellulose-zinc oxide nanocomposites as a novel dressing system for burn wounds

A Khalid, R Khan, M Ul-Islam, T Khan, F Wahid - Carbohydrate polymers, 2017 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose possesses physical and mechanical properties of an ideal wound
dressing material but lack of antimicrobial activity limits its biomedical applications …

A multipurpose natural and renewable polymer in medical applications: Bacterial cellulose

HG de Oliveira Barud, RR Da Silva… - Carbohydrate …, 2016 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) produced by some bacteria, among them Gluconacetobacter
xylinum, which secrets an abundant 3D networks fibrils, represents an interesting emerging …

Fabrication strategies and biomedical applications of three-dimensional bacterial cellulose-based scaffolds: A review

S Khan, M Ul-Islam, MW Ullah, Y Zhu… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC), an extracellular polysaccharide, is a versatile biopolymer due to its
intrinsic physicochemical properties, broad-spectrum applications, and remarkable …

Overview of bacterial cellulose composites: a multipurpose advanced material

N Shah, M Ul-Islam, WA Khattak, JK Park - Carbohydrate polymers, 2013 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) has received substantial interest owing to its unique structural
features and impressive physico-mechanical properties. BC has a variety of applications in …

Ex situ development and characterization of green antibacterial bacterial cellulose-based composites for potential biomedical applications

A Fatima, S Yasir, M Ul-Islam, T Kamal… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2022 - Springer
This study is aimed to cost-effectively produce bacterial cellulose (BC) and impart it with
antimicrobial activity by introducing bactericidal plant extracts into its three-dimensional …

Bacterial cellulose and bacterial cellulose–chitosan membranes for wound dressing applications

WC Lin, CC Lien, HJ Yeh, CM Yu, S Hsu - Carbohydrate polymers, 2013 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) and bacterial cellulose–chitosan (BC–Ch) membranes were
successfully produced in large scale. BC was synthesized by Acetobacter xylinum. BC–Ch …