Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) is a nanofibrillar polymer produced by strains such as Gluconacetobacter xylinus. Its remarkable physical and chemical properties, including green processing, low production costs, elevated mechanical properties, hydrophilicity, excellent biocompatibility, and biodegradability, make it a natural biopolymer of significant importance in diverse technological areas, such as in food technology, paper, electronic industry, but also in architecture.
Unlike other cellulose sources, bacterial cellulose is grown to nanofibers by special bacteria cultivated in a culture medium. Bacterial cellulose synthesis generally occurs in four stages:
Bacteria species:
The most efficient production of bacterial cellulose comes from Acetobacter, e.g., A. xylinum, A. hansenii, A. pasteurianus, and Komagataeibacter europaeus.
| Items | Specification |
|---|---|
| Catalog | BBC351222 |
| Appearance | Gel |
| Color | White |
| Content | 0.6% |
| surface functional group | -OH |
| Size | Length 20+μm Diameter 50-100nm |
Due to its unique properties, which include high density, purity, and degree of crystallinity, good shape retention, and higher surface area and water-binding capacity, BNC, as another wonderful biomaterial, may find its applications in numerous fields, including biomedical, food packaging, electronic, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and so on.
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Biomedical
|  | Electronic
|  | Cosmetic
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