Bacterial cellulose: current research.

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Bacterial cellulose:Current research

The organic compound produced by certain bacterias are used in medical ,textile and food industry .Various researches are ongoing in these industries to reap maximum benefits from bacterial cellulose .One such reserach is in biomedical industry.Since pure bacterial cellulose has certain limitations,bacterial cellulose composites are used in medical industries.Researches are being conducted in

1.wound dressing with anti microbial properties.Studies show that BC based wound dressing products are effective in aiding the healing process.

2.Tissue engineering: it is used as a scaffold in tissue engineering applications due to its low cytotoxicity,biocompatibility and 3D network structure

3.artificial blood vessels:researchers are trying to substitute pathologically damaged or clogged blood vessels with BC composites

4.peridontal tissue improvement in dentistry:membranes made up of BC composites are being used in tissue regeneration.

5.Controlled drug delivery:BC is studied to apply in delyed drug release.

6.Biosensors-many studies are conducted in using BC as biosemsors such as identifying blood glucose.

Comment:since the question does not ask a particular field,limited my anser to researches in medical industry

Nightingale answered 1 year ago

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