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Novel Making of Bacterial Cellulose Blended Polymeric Fiber Bandages

Altun, E; Aydogdu, MO; Koc, F; Crabbe-Mann, M; Brako, F; Kaur-Matharu, R; Ozen, G; ... Edirisinghe, M; + view all (2018) Novel Making of Bacterial Cellulose Blended Polymeric Fiber Bandages. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 10.1002/mame.201700607. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a very promising biological material. However, at present its utilization is limited by difficulties in shape forming it. In this Communication, it is shown how this can be overcome by blending it with poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) polymer. BC:PMMA fibers are produced by pressurized gyration of blended BC:PMMA solutions. Subsequently, BC:PMMA bandage-like scaffolds are generated with different blends. The products are investigated to determine their morphological and chemical features. Cell culture and proliferation tests are performed to obtain information on biocompatibility of the scaffolds.

Type: Article
Title: Novel Making of Bacterial Cellulose Blended Polymeric Fiber Bandages
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1002/mame.201700607
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1002/mame.201700607
Language: English
Additional information: © 2018 The Authors. Published by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: Bacterial cellulose; bandages; polymer; pressurized gyration
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Mechanical Engineering
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10043478
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