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ReviewBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Membrane Technological Pathways and Inherent Structure of Bacterial Cellulose Composites for Drug Delivery.

Alfred Mensah, Yajun Chen, Narh Christopher, Qufu Wei

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Review in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Production of Bacterial Exopolysaccharides: Xanthan and Bacterial Cellulose.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  5. Clinical management of dural defects: A review.World journal of clinical cases · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Alfred MensahKey Laboratory of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
Yajun ChenKey Laboratory of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
Narh ChristopherKey Laboratory of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
Qufu WeiKey Laboratory of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation funded project 2019M661015Department of Education in Anhui Province of China 2015LJRCTD001Ministry of Education-supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities JUSRP51907Anational first-class discipline program of Light Industry Technology and Engineering LITE2018-21National Key R&D Program of China 2017YFB0309100National Natural Science Foundation of China 51803078Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20180628Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangnan University JNKY_032the 111 Project B17021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This report summarizes efforts undertaken in the area of drug delivery, with a look at further efforts made in the area of bacterial cellulose (BC) biomedical applications in general. There are many current methodologies (past and present) for the creation of BC membrane composites custom-engineered with drug delivery functionality, with brief consideration for very close applications within the broader category of biomedicine. The most emphasis was placed on the crucial aspects that open the door to the possibility of drug delivery or the potential for use as drug carriers. Additionally, consideration has been given to laboratory explorations as well as already established BC-drug delivery systems (DDS) that are either on the market commercially or have been patented in anticipation of future commercialization. The cellulose producing strains, current synthesis and growth pathways, critical aspects and intrinsic morphological features of BC were given maximum consideration, among other crucial aspects of BC DDS.

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bacterial cellulosecritical aspectsdrug delivery systemsmembrane technologymodification pathways

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PMID35049712
PMCPMC8772700

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