Cellulose derivatives represent a viable alternative to pure cellulose due to their solubility in
water and common organic solvents. This, coupled with their low cost, biocompatibility, and …

The use of nanocellulose composites in biomedical applications is highlighted in this
chapter. Nanocellulose composites hold great promise in a wide variety of biomedical …

Bioabsorbable barrier membrane is desired in dental medicine for treatment of periodontal
diseases caused by different types of bacteria. Bioactive and bioabsorbable bacterial …

An environmentally friendly nanocomposite adsorbent composed of two renewable
biomaterials, bacterial cellulose (BC) nanofibrils and hydroxyapatite (HA) nanocrystals, was …

Hydroxyapatite-associated bacterial cellulose (BC/HA) is a promising composite for
biomedical applications. However, this hybrid composite has some limitations due to its low …

Bacterial cellulose has great potential as a biomaterial for dental and oral applications. It has
been used mainly in dental pulp tissue regeneration, periodontal regeneration, and dressing …

Hydroxyapatite (HAp) and bacterial cellulose (BC) composite materials represent a
promising approach for tissue engineering due to their excellent biocompatibility and …

Alloplastic materials based on biopolymers such as silk fibroin (SF) have provided the
synthesis of excellent biomaterials for bone repair. The aim of the present study was to …

Biopolymers from renewable resources are often used in multiple fields, namely health,
food, energy, and the environment, due to their intrinsic features, versatility, biocompatibility …

Cellulose constructed by microbial culture is called as bacterial cellulose (BC). BC has a
high purity with no lignin, pectin, and hemicellulose commonly found in plant cellulose and …