[HTML][HTML] Cellulose-based nanomaterials advance biomedicine: a review

HN Abdelhamid, AP Mathew - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
There are various biomaterials, but none fulfills all requirements. Cellulose biopolymers
have advanced biomedicine to satisfy high market demand and circumvent many ecological …

[HTML][HTML] Review of the developments of bacterial medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs)

VUN Reddy, SV Ramanaiah, MV Reddy, YC Chang - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Synthetic plastics derived from fossil fuels—such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl
chloride, and polystyrene—are non-degradable. A large amount of plastic waste enters …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in polyhydroxyalkanoate nanocarriers for effective drug delivery: An overview and challenges

P Prakash, WH Lee, CY Loo, HSJ Wong… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are natural polymers produced under specific conditions by
certain organisms, primarily bacteria, as a source of energy. These up-and-coming …

Bacterial biopolymers: From production to applications in biomedicine

AA Jose, SH Hazeena, NM Lakshmi… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bacterial polymers obtained tremendous attention over the decades owing to its widespread
use in biomedical applications. A better understanding on metabolic pathways and …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial cellulose properties fulfilling requirements for a biomaterial of choice in reconstructive surgery and wound healing

J Jankau, A Błażyńska‐Spychalska… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Although new therapeutic approaches for surgery and wound healing have recently made a
great progress, there is still need for application of better and use novel methods to enhance …

[HTML][HTML] An introductory review on advanced multifunctional materials

HN Abdelhamid - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
This review summarizes the applications of some of the advanced materials. It included the
synthesis of several nanoparticles such as metal oxide nanoparticles (eg, Fe 3 O 4, ZnO …

Advanced strategies for metabolic engineering of Bacillus to produce extracellular polymeric substances

X Wei, Z Chen, A Liu, L Yang, Y Xu, M Cao… - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Extracellular polymeric substances are mainly synthesized via a variety of biosynthetic
pathways in bacteria. Bacilli-sourced extracellular polymeric substances, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative Analysis of Bacterial Cellulose Membranes Synthesized by Chosen Komagataeibacter Strains and Their Application Potential

M Kaczmarek, M Jędrzejczak-Krzepkowska… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This article presents a comparative analysis of bacterial cellulose membranes synthesized
by several strains of the Komagataeibacter genus in terms of their specific physical, physico …

[HTML][HTML] Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) produced from red grape pomace: Effect of purification processes on structural, thermal and antioxidant properties

A Etxabide, PA Kilmartin, P Guerrero… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Red grape pomace was used as a source for poly (3-hydroxybutyrate)(PHB) production,
which was then subject to a range of purification processes. The different PHB biopolymers …

When microbial biotechnology meets material engineering

AM Hernández‐Arriaga, C Campano… - Microbial …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial biopolymers such as bacterial cellulose (BC), alginate or polyhydroxyalkanotes
(PHAs) have aroused the interest of researchers in many fields, for instance biomedicine …