Bacterial Cellulose: Synthesis, Structure, and Biomedical Applications 2.0
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Macromolecules".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 10580
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Interests: biomaterials; physicochemical properties; chemical modifications; drug delivery; tissue engineering; disease modeling; engineered cancer therapeutics
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Dear Colleagues,
Bacterial cellulose is an exopolysaccharide produced by certain types of bacteria, with the highest producers being K. xylinus, K. hansenii, and A. pasteurianus. Bacterial cellulose has been investigated for many applications in the biomedical field, including vascular tissue engineering, ocular tissue engineering, musculoskeletal tissue engineering, wound dressings, drug delivery, biosensors, and beyond. Our growing understanding of bacterial cellulose synthesis, fabrication, and modification has opened up many research opportunities for this renewable material. Furthermore, research in genetic engineering, metabolic engineering, and synthetic biology to develop novel hybrid materials aims to extend the potential applications of bacterial cellulose far beyond what is achievable today.
Contributions to this Special Issue will cover recent advances in:
- Fundamental understanding of bacterial cellulose structure;
- Reporting on unique cellulose-producing microbial strains;
- Genetics of cellulose-producing organisms;
- Tools to improve production and synthesis;
- Synthetic biology, genetic engineering, metabolic engineering approaches for alternative biomaterials, functionality, or properties;
- Post-production non-covalent and covalent modifications;
- Composite bacterial cellulose materials;
- Drug delivery systems;
- Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine;
- Medical devices.
I encourage submission of both original research articles and topical reviews to provide new insight on the use of bacterial cellulose and hybrid biomaterials for a broad range of biomedical applications. All submitted articles will undergo peer review.
Prof. Dr. Jeannine Coburn
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Bacterial cellulose
- Nanocellulose
- Biomaterials
- Microbes
- Bacteria
- Tissue engineering
- Tissue regeneration
- Drug delivery
- Medical devices
- Biosensor
- Synthetic biology
- Genetic engineering
- Metabolic engineering
- Modifications
- Polysaccharides
- Polymers modification
- Biophysics
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