New insights into bacterial cellulose materials: production and modification strategies

Komagataeibacter xylinus cultures produced a high amount of bacterial cellulose (BC), which structure consists in a nanoporous network of interlaced fibers. When the culture is performed under static experimental conditions, a membrane with characteristics of highly hydrated hydrogel and good mechan...

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Autores: Horue, Manuel, Cacicedo, Maximiliano Luis, Castro, Guillermo Raul
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/93563
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/93563
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:BACTERIAL CELLULOSE
HYDROGEL
HYBRID MATERIALS
SCAFFOLDS
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.9
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Sumario:Komagataeibacter xylinus cultures produced a high amount of bacterial cellulose (BC), which structure consists in a nanoporous network of interlaced fibers. When the culture is performed under static experimental conditions, a membrane with characteristics of highly hydrated hydrogel and good mechanical properties is obtained with promissory applications in the biomedical field. Bacterial cellulose films can be used for many application such as dermal dressing, scaffolds for tissue regeneration and even as a controlled drug release system. Besides, stirred cultures of K. xylinus produced amorphous cellulose structuresdispersed in the medium with physical and mechanical characteristics different from the membrane. In addition, new properties of BC can be obtained or added if the hydrogel is mixed with other compounds or modified post-purification using both organic and inorganic compounds.