Advances in Applications of Bacterial Cellulose in Biomedical Materials
- VernacularTitle:细菌纤维素在生物医学材料中的应用
- Author:
Yu-Jing TAN
;
Feng HONG
;
Zhi-Yu SHAO
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Bacterial cellulose Scaffold tissue engineering Artificial blood vessels Artificial skin
- From:
China Biotechnology
2006;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a natural polymer that has bioactivity, biodegradability and biocompatibility. It displays unique physical, chemical and mechanical properties including high crystallinity, high water holding capacity, nanofibre-network structure, high tensile strength and elastic modulus. Due to its unusual material properties, BC has recently become a kind of attractive biomedical material in the international research.Describes BC's properties, study history and its applications as biomedical materials, especially gives emphasis to introduce the applications of BC on scaffold tissue engineering, artificial blood vessels, artificial skin and the treatment of skin wound, as well as the present study status.
