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Recent Advances and Applications of Bacterial Cellulose in Biomedicine
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 as a next-generation biopolymer. The structure of BC is comprised of glucose monomer units polymerised by cellulose synt...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7865233/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33525406 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13030412 |
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author | Swingler, Sam Gupta, Abhishek Gibson, Hazel Kowalczuk, Marek Heaselgrave, Wayne Radecka, Iza |
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description | 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 as a next-generation biopolymer. The structure of BC is comprised of glucose monomer units polymerised by cellulose synthase in β-1-4 glucan chains which form uniaxially orientated BC fibril bundles which measure 3–8 nm in diameter. BC is chemically identical to vegetal cellulose. However, when BC is compared with other natural or synthetic analogues, it shows a much higher performance in biomedical applications, potable treatment, nano-filters and functional applications. The main reason for this superiority is due to the high level of chemical purity, nano-fibrillar matrix and crystallinity. Upon using BC as a carrier or scaffold with other materials, unique and novel characteristics can be observed, which are all relatable to the features of BC. These properties, which include high tensile strength, high water holding capabilities and microfibrillar matrices, coupled with the overall physicochemical assets of bacterial cellulose makes it an ideal candidate for further scientific research into biopolymer development. This review thoroughly explores several areas in which BC is being investigated, ranging from biomedical applications to electronic applications, with a focus on the use as a next-generation wound dressing. The purpose of this review is to consolidate and discuss the most recent advancements in the applications of bacterial cellulose, primarily in biomedicine, but also in biotechnology. |
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spelling | pubmed-78652332021-02-07 Recent Advances and Applications of Bacterial Cellulose in Biomedicine Swingler, Sam Gupta, Abhishek Gibson, Hazel Kowalczuk, Marek Heaselgrave, Wayne Radecka, Iza Polymers (Basel) Review 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 as a next-generation biopolymer. The structure of BC is comprised of glucose monomer units polymerised by cellulose synthase in β-1-4 glucan chains which form uniaxially orientated BC fibril bundles which measure 3–8 nm in diameter. BC is chemically identical to vegetal cellulose. However, when BC is compared with other natural or synthetic analogues, it shows a much higher performance in biomedical applications, potable treatment, nano-filters and functional applications. The main reason for this superiority is due to the high level of chemical purity, nano-fibrillar matrix and crystallinity. Upon using BC as a carrier or scaffold with other materials, unique and novel characteristics can be observed, which are all relatable to the features of BC. These properties, which include high tensile strength, high water holding capabilities and microfibrillar matrices, coupled with the overall physicochemical assets of bacterial cellulose makes it an ideal candidate for further scientific research into biopolymer development. This review thoroughly explores several areas in which BC is being investigated, ranging from biomedical applications to electronic applications, with a focus on the use as a next-generation wound dressing. The purpose of this review is to consolidate and discuss the most recent advancements in the applications of bacterial cellulose, primarily in biomedicine, but also in biotechnology. MDPI 2021-01-28 /pmc/articles/PMC7865233/ /pubmed/33525406 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13030412 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Swingler, Sam Gupta, Abhishek Gibson, Hazel Kowalczuk, Marek Heaselgrave, Wayne Radecka, Iza Recent Advances and Applications of Bacterial Cellulose in Biomedicine |
title | Recent Advances and Applications of Bacterial Cellulose in Biomedicine |
title_full | Recent Advances and Applications of Bacterial Cellulose in Biomedicine |
title_fullStr | Recent Advances and Applications of Bacterial Cellulose in Biomedicine |
title_full_unstemmed | Recent Advances and Applications of Bacterial Cellulose in Biomedicine |
title_short | Recent Advances and Applications of Bacterial Cellulose in Biomedicine |
title_sort | recent advances and applications of bacterial cellulose in biomedicine |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7865233/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33525406 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13030412 |
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