Bacterial cellulose: Production, characterization, and application as antimicrobial agent

D Lahiri, M Nag, B Dutta, A Dey, T Sarkar… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is recognized as a multifaceted, versatile biomaterial with abundant
applications. Groups of microorganisms such as bacteria are accountable for BC synthesis …

Bacterial cellulose micro-nano fibres for wound healing applications

J Ahmed, M Gultekinoglu, M Edirisinghe - Biotechnology advances, 2020 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is cellulose produced by a few limited species of bacteria in given
conditions. BC has many remarkable properties such as its attractive mechanical properties …

Utilization of bacterial cellulose in food

Z Shi, Y Zhang, GO Phillips, G Yang - Food hydrocolloids, 2014 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC), a microbial polysaccharide, has significant potential as a food
ingredient in view of its high purity, in situ change of flavor and color, and having the ability …

More than meets the eye in bacterial cellulose: biosynthesis, bioprocessing, and applications in advanced fiber composites

KY Lee, G Buldum, A Mantalaris… - Macromolecular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial cellulose (BC) nanofibers are one of the stiffest organic materials produced by
nature. It consists of pure cellulose without the impurities that are commonly found in plant …

Biosynthesis, production and applications of bacterial cellulose

SP Lin, I Loira Calvar, JM Catchmark, JR Liu, A Demirci… - Cellulose, 2013 - Springer
Bacterial cellulose (BC) as a never-dried biopolymer synthesized in abundance by
Gluconacetobacter xylinus is in a pure form which requires no intensive processing to …

Strategies for cost-effective and enhanced production of bacterial cellulose

MU Islam, MW Ullah, S Khan, N Shah… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) has received substantial attention because of its high purity,
mechanical strength, crystallinity, liquid-absorbing capabilities, biocompatibility, and …

Advances in biomedical and pharmaceutical applications of functional bacterial cellulose-based nanocomposites

H Ullah, F Wahid, HA Santos, T Khan - Carbohydrate polymers, 2016 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) synthesized by certain species of bacteria, is a fascinating
biopolymer with unique physical and mechanical properties. BC's applications range from …

Cellulose: fascinating biopolymer and sustainable raw material

D Klemm, B Heublein, HP Fink… - Angewandte chemie …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
As the most important skeletal component in plants, the polysaccharide cellulose is an
almost inexhaustible polymeric raw material with fascinating structure and properties …

Hydrogels based on cellulose and chitin: fabrication, properties, and applications

X Shen, JL Shamshina, P Berton, G Gurau… - Green chemistry, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
This review is focused on the fabrication, properties, and applications of hydrogels prepared
from two of the most abundant biopolymers on earth, cellulose and chitin. The review …

Bacterial synthesized cellulose—artificial blood vessels for microsurgery

D Klemm, D Schumann, U Udhardt, S Marsch - Progress in polymer science, 2001 - Elsevier
Besides the most popular isolation of cellulose from plants the principal pathways of
cellulose include the biosynthesis by different types of microorganisms, the enzymatic in …