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ArticleBiomaterials advances2023

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

Elizabeth M van Zyl, Mitchell A Kennedy, Wendy Nason, Sawyer J Fenlon, Eric M Young, Luis J Smith, Surita R Bhatia, Jeannine M Coburn

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Article in Biomaterials advances, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Elizabeth M van ZylDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, United States of America. Electronic address: emvanzyl@wpi.edu.
Mitchell A KennedyDepartment of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, United States of America. Electronic address: mitchell.kennedy@stonybrook.edu.
Wendy NasonCarlson School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Clark University, Worcester, MA 01610, United States of America. Electronic address: WNason@clarku.edu.
Sawyer J FenlonDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, United States of America. Electronic address: sjfenlon@wpi.edu.
Eric M YoungDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, United States of America. Electronic address: emyoung@wpi.edu.
Luis J SmithCarlson School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Clark University, Worcester, MA 01610, United States of America. Electronic address: LUSmith@clarku.edu.
Surita R BhatiaDepartment of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, United States of America. Electronic address: surita.bhatia@stonybrook.edu.
Jeannine M CoburnDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, United States of America. Electronic address: jmcoburn@wpi.edu.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · USClark University · USStony Brook University · US

Funding

Scanning Electron Microscope for Core EM FacilityS10RR021043 · NCRR · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI CRAIG, ROGER W · 2007 to 2007
$498k
NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR021043
6 · The paper itself

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 a macro-scale. Significant differences in fiber diameter and the presence of aromatic signatures were observed. Overall, this research outlines methods for producing BC with tunable optical transparency, while also bringing new insight to insoluble components of exopolymers produced by Komagataeibacter hansenii.

Indexed as

AcetobacteraceaeCelluloseSugar AlcoholsarabitolCelluloseSugar AlcoholsArabitolBacterial celluloseBiomaterialsNanofiberNanostructureTransparency

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PMID36889229
PMCPMC10075302
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