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 …

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 …

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 …

Latest advances on bacterial cellulose-based antibacterial materials as wound dressings

L Zheng, S Li, J Luo, X Wang - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
At present, there are various wound dressings that can protect the wound from further injury
or isolate the external environment in wound treatment. Whereas, infection and slow self …

Application of bacterial cellulose in skin and bone tissue engineering

M Pang, Y Huang, F Meng, Y Zhuang, H Liu… - European Polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) produced by aerobic bacteria has the advantages of high purity,
high porosity, strong water absorption, high water holding capacity, high mechanical …

Multifunctional Asymmetric Bacterial Cellulose Membrane with Enhanced Anti‐Bacterial and Anti‐Inflammatory Activities for Promoting Infected Wound Healing

F Wang, M Sun, D Li, X Qin, Y Liao, X Liu, S Jia, Y Xie… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
An asymmetric wound dressing acts as a skin‐like structure serves as a protective barrier
between a wound and its surroundings. It allows for the absorption of tissue fluids and the …

Epsilon-poly-L-lysine: recent advances in biomanufacturing and applications

L Wang, C Zhang, J Zhang, Z Rao, X Xu… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
ε-poly-L-lysine (ε-PL) is a naturally occurring poly (amino acid) of varying polymerization
degree, which possesses excellent antimicrobial activity and has been widely used in food …

Biological engineered living materials: growing functional materials with genetically programmable properties

C Gilbert, T Ellis - ACS synthetic biology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Natural biological materials exhibit remarkable properties: self-assembly from simple raw
materials, precise control of morphology, diverse physical and chemical properties, self …

[HTML][HTML] Opportunities for bacterial nanocellulose in biomedical applications: Review on biosynthesis, modification and challenges

P Samyn, A Meftahi, SA Geravand, MEM Heravi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) is a natural polysaccharide produced as extracellular
material by bacterial strains and has favorable intrinsic properties for primary use in …

Recent advances in bacterial cellulose-based antibacterial composites for infected wound therapy

S Meng, H Wu, D Xiao, S Lan, A Dong - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Wound infection arising from pathogenic bacteria brought serious trouble to the patient and
medical system. Among various wound dressings that are effective in killing pathogenic …