Lead author：Lina Fu, Yue Zhang, Jin Zhang and Guang Yang*
Publishing agency：Biomedical Engineering – Frontiers and Challenges
publication date：2011-8-8
SBN：ISBN 978-953-307-309-5年
brief introduction：
Abstract：
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a promising natural polymer with many applications, especially for skin tissue repairing. Many advantages of BC give it great potential in wound healing system, such as biocompatible, conformability, elasticity, transparency, ability to maintain a moist environment in the wound and absorb exudates during inflammatory phase, and so on. This chapter discussed the most recent developments in BC-based skin tissue repair materials, including their biosynthesis, methods of treatment, properties, and frontier research on BC skin tissue repair materials. The structure of native and modified BC having been studied intensively and biocompatibility having been evaluated, suggested that BC could function as a skin tissue repair material well. Different BC products having been successfully applied as skin tissue repair and wound dressing materials, confirmed this. In addition, BC could have other applications in wound healing and regenerative medicine, such as guided tissue regeneration, periodontal treatments, or as a replacement for dura mater (the membrane surrounding brain tissue). Last but not least, BC is valuable in tissue engineering applications including bone, cartilage, blood vessel engineering, and so on. In a conclusion, if BC can be successfully mass-produced, it will eventually become a vital biomaterial used in the creation of a wide variety of medical devices and consumer products.
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