Flow-induced 2D nanomaterials intercalated aligned bacterial cellulose.

ABSTRACT: Bacterial cellulose is a promising biodegradable alternative to synthetic polymers due to the robust mechanical properties of its  nano-fibrillar building blocks. However, its full potential of mechanical properties remains unrealized, primarily due to the challenge of aligning nanofibrils at the macroscale. Additionally, the limited diffusion of other nano-fillers within the three-dimensional nanofibrillar network impedes the development of multifunctional bacterial cellulose-based nanosheets. Here, we report a simple, single-step, and scalable bottom-up strategy to biosynthesize robust bacterial cellulose sheets with aligned nanofibrils and bacterial cellulose-based multifunctional hybrid nanosheets using shear forces from fluid flow in a rotational culture device. The resulting bacteria

SUBMITTER: Saadi MASR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12215450 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature