Modification of bacterial cellulose to scaffold-like structures applied in process engineering
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Data
2016
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Wydawca
Lodz University of Technology Press
Wydawnictwa Politechniki Łódzkiej
Wydawnictwa Politechniki Łódzkiej
Abstrakt
Scaffolds are three-dimensional structures which provides necessary
support for different cells’ vital functions. Although they are widely produced
from different materials, most of them are not biodegradable. Bacterial
bionanocellulose (BNC) has this property and additionally, has similar
features to natural, extracellular matrixes. Unfortunately, natural channels
which are in BNC’s structure have not sufficient diameter to colonize them
with, for example, mammalian cells. Some experiments for pores
enlargement in cellulose structure have been conducted. Multiple frosting
and defrosting of properly prepared BNC’s samples has produced some
positive results. Application the mixture of sterile vegetable oil and ethanol
at the cultured layers of bionanocellulose gave expected results – diameter
of the channels and chambers is enough to colonize them with viable cells.
The results of described experiments give hope that bacterial bionanocellulose,
because of its transformation’s simplicity, could be an alternative material
for bioplastics productions.
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Słowa kluczowe
scaffolds, bionanocellulose, Gluconacetobacter xylinus, struktura, bionanoceluloza, Bakterie kwasu octowego
Cytowanie
Biotechnology and Food Science 2016, Vol.80 No 2, p.91-96