Bacterial cellulose: A smart biomaterial with diverse applications

DA Gregory, L Tripathi, ATR Fricker, E Asare… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural biomaterials have benefited the human civilisation for millennia. However, in recent
years, designing of natural materials for a wide range of applications have become a focus …

A review of nanocellulose adsorptive membrane as multifunctional wastewater treatment

AS Norfarhana, RA Ilyas, N Ngadi - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Dyes, inorganic and organic solvents, heavy metals and oils represent a substantial danger
to water supplies, which is a major global problem. Advanced research and development in …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in polysaccharides based biomaterials for drug delivery and tissue engineering applications

A Sood, A Gupta, G Agrawal - Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, a spotlight is shown on polysaccharides based biomaterials which have
surfaced as a versatile platform for different biomedical applications including drug delivery …

[HTML][HTML] Polymers use as mulch films in agriculture—a review of history, problems and current trends

Z Mansoor, F Tchuenbou-Magaia, M Kowalczuk… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The application of mulch films for preserving soil moisture and preventing weed growth has
been a part of agricultural practice for decades. Different materials have been used as mulch …

Bacterial cellulose and its potential for biomedical applications

F Wahid, LH Huang, XQ Zhao, WC Li, YY Wang… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is an important polysaccharide synthesized by some bacterial
species under specific culture conditions, which presents several remarkable features such …

Bacterial cellulose in food industry: Current research and future prospects

D Lin, Z Liu, R Shen, S Chen, X Yang - International Journal of Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose, a pure exocellular polysaccharide produced by microorganisms, has
many excellent properties as compared with plant-derived cellulose, including high water …

Recent advances in bacterial cellulose: a low-cost effective production media, optimization strategies and applications

H El-Gendi, TH Taha, JB Ray, AK Saleh - Cellulose, 2022 - Springer
Bacterial cellulose (BC), a promising polysaccharide of microbial origin, is usually produced
through synthetic (chemically defined) or natural media comprising of various environmental …

Bacterial cellulose-based composites for biomedical and cosmetic applications: Research progress and existing products

B Mbituyimana, L Liu, W Ye, BOO Boni, K Zhang… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a promising unique material for various biomedical and cosmetic
applications due to its morphology, mechanical strength, high purity, high water uptake, non …