Structural properties of optically clear bacterial cellulose produced by Komagataeibacter hansenii using arabitol.

ABSTRACT: Bacterial cellulose (BC) exhibits beneficial properties for use in biomedical applications but is limited by its lack of tunable transparency capabilities. To overcome this deficiency, a novel method to synthesize transparent BC materials using an alternative carbon source, namely arabitol, was developed. Characterization of the BC pellicles was performed for yield, transparency, surface morphology, and molecular assembly. Transparent BC was produced using mixtures of glucose and arabitol. Zero percent arabitol pellicles exhibited 25% light transmittance, which increased with increasing arabitol concentration through to 75% light transmittance. While transparency increased, overall BC yield was maintained indicating that the altered transparency may be induced on a micro-scale rather than

SUBMITTER: van Zyl EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10075302 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature