Bacterial nanocellulose : from biotechnology to bio-economy / edited by Miguel Gama, Fernando Dourado, Stanislaw Bielecki.

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Book
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English
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Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, ©2016.
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1 online resource (262 pages)

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Includes index.
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Contents
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Content; List€of€Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1
  • Taxonomic Review and Microbial Ecology in€Bacterial NanoCellulose Fermentation; Acetic Acid Bacteria; The Taxonomic Classification of Acetic Acid Bacteria; Microbial Ecology in Bacterial NanoCellulose (BNC) Fermentation; The "nata" Organism; Conclusions; References; Chapter 2
  • Bacterial NanoCellulose Synthesis, Recent€Findings; Introduction; The Role of the Proteins Encoded in the Cellulose Synthase Operon and its Flanking Regions in the Biosynthesis of Cellulose.
  • Organization of the Cellulose Synthase Operon and its Flanking RegionsCharacteristics of Proteins Encoded by the Cellulose Synthase Operon and the Flanking Region; Metabolic Point of View on BNC Production; Genetic Modification of Bacteria of the Genus Gluconacetobacter; References; Chapter 3
  • Molecular Control Over BNC Biosynthesis; Introduction: BNC Can Be Regarded as a Sort of a Biofilm; The Cyclic di-GMP Signaling Network Ruling Over Cellulose Production and Bacterial Life-Style Switch.
  • Beyond c-di-GMP Signaling-Potential Importance of General Regulatory Pathways in Cellulose Biosynthesis ControlRegulatory Mechanisms Involved in Cellulose Synthesis Identified Recently; Summary: Can We Expect Any Practical Conclusions?; References; Chapter 4
  • Bacterial NanoCellulose Characterization; Surface Characterization of Bacterial NanoCellulose; Contact Angle of BNC; FTIR Analysis of BNC; "Bio Nanocellulose" as a Single Nanofiber Prepared from BNC Pellicle; Preparation of a Single BNC Using Aqueous Counter Collision; Morphologic Aspects of a Single BNC.
  • Crystalline Structure of a Single BNC after ACCReferences; Chapter 5
  • Bacterial NanoCellulose Aerogels; A Brief Overview on 85 Years of Research on Man-Made Aerogels; Bacterial NanoCellulose: A Green, Cheap, and Mass Producible Porous Material; Conversion of Bacterial NanoCellulose Aquogels to Aerogels; Replacement of Water by Solvents Miscible with Carbon Dioxide; Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Drying; Properties of Bacterial NanoCellulose Aerogels; Reinforcement of Bacterial NanoCellulose Aerogels; Hydrophobization and Oleophilization; Interpenetrating Networks; Cross-Linking.
  • Potential Applications of Bacterial NanoCellulose AerogelsSurface Loading of Inorganic or Organic Compounds for Catalysis, Bio-Sensing, Visualization, or Controlled Release Applications; Thermal insulation; Biomedical Applications; Carbon Aerogels; Outlook; References; Chapter 6
  • Bacterial NanoCellulose as Reinforcement for€Polymer Matrices; Introduction; Tensile Properties of (Nano)cellulose; Theoretical Predicted Tensile Properties of Cellulose Crystals; Experimentally Estimated Tensile Properties of Single Nanocellulose Fiber; NFC and BNC: Similarities and Differences.
ISBN
  • 0444634665 ((electronic bk.))
  • 9780444634665 ((electronic bk.))
OCLC
953849909
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