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 …

Cellulose amphiphilic materials: chemistry, process and applications

S Zuppolini, A Salama, I Cruz-Maya, V Guarino… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last decade, amphiphilic cellulose (AC) is emerging as attractive biomaterial for
different therapeutic use, due to its unique chemical and physical properties. Using it as …

The trend of bacterial nanocellulose research published in the science citation index expanded from 2005 to 2020: a bibliometric analysis

YS Ho, AFM Fahad Halim, MT Islam - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
To gain insight into the trend of bacterial nanocellulose research, a bibliometric analysis was
performed using the Science Citation Index Expanded database from 2005 to 2020. The …

Cellulose nanofibers: Recent progress and future prospects

A Isogai - Journal of Fiber Science and Technology, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Nanocelluloses are prepared by downsizing plant cellulose fibers, which are efficiently
produced at the industrial level as paper and dissolving pulps from renewable wood …

Bacterial cellulose nanofibers modified with quaternary ammonium salts for antimicrobial applications

H Kono, Y Sogame, UE Purevdorj… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nanofibrillated bacterial cellulose (NFBC) is a recyclable, biodegradable, and nontoxic
biopolymer whose fibers are much longer than other cellulose nanofibers prepared from …

Cellulose-synthesizing machinery in bacteria

K Tajima, T Imai, T Yui, M Yao, I Saxena - Cellulose, 2022 - Springer
Cellulose is produced by all plants and a number of other organisms, including bacteria. The
most representative cellulose-producing bacterial species is Gluconacetobacter xylinus, an …

[HTML][HTML] Poly (butylene succinate) reinforced by small amount of grafted nanofibrillated bacterial cellulose: Toughness variability based on nanocomposites …

H binti Hashim, X Xia, H Kani, S Seno, F Li… - Composites Part A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polybutylene succinate (PBS) is a promising biodegradable polymer; however, its low
mechanical performance limits its application. To address this issue, long fiber length …

Facile post-carboxymethylation of cellulose nanofiber surfaces for enhanced water dispersibility

H Kono, E Tsukamoto, K Tajima - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
To improve the water dispersibility of cellulose nanofibers without deteriorating the physical
properties, it is necessary to develop methods that can selectively modify fiber surfaces …

Biofabrication of a Hyaluronan/Bacterial Cellulose Composite Nanofibril by Secretion from Engineered Gluconacetobacter

R Takahama, H Kato, K Tajima, S Tagawa… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Naturally occurring polysaccharides, such as cellulose, hemicellulose, and chitin, have roles
in plant skeletons and/or related properties in living organisms. Their hierarchically …

Isolation and characterization of bacterial cellulose produced from soybean whey and soybean hydrolyzate

X Liu, L Cao, S Wang, L Huang, Y Zhang, M Tian… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Soybean whey and soybean hydrolyzate can be used for the biotechnological production of
high-value products. Herein, we isolate soybean whey (SW)-and soybean hydrolyzate (SH) …