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Bacterial cellulose in biomedical applications: A review
2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 104; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.05.171
ISSN1879-0003
AutoresGuilherme Fadel Picheth, Cleverton Luiz Pirich, Maria Rita Sierakowski, Marco Aurélio Woehl, Caroline Novak Sakakibara, Clayton F. de Souza, Andressa Amado Martin, Renata da Silva, Rilton Alves de Freitas,
Tópico(s)Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
ResumoBacterial cellulose (BC) derived materials represents major advances to the current regenerative and diagnostic medicine. BC is a highly pure, biocompatible and versatile material that can be utilized in several applications - individually or in the combination with different components (e.g. biopolymers and nanoparticles) - to provide structural organization and flexible matrixes to distinct finalities. The wide application and importance of BC is described by its common utilization as skin repair treatments in cases of burns, wounds and ulcers. BC membranes accelerate the process of epithelialization and avoid infections. Furthermore, BC biocomposites exhibit the potential to regulate cell adhesion, an important characteristic to scaffolds and grafts; ultra-thin films of BC might be also utilized in the development of diagnostic sensors for its capability in immobilizing several antigens. Therefore, the growing interest in BC derived materials establishes it as a great promise to enhance the quality and functionalities of the current generation of biomedical materials.
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