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Homogeneous and porous modified bacterial cellulose achieved by in situ modification with low amounts of carboxymethyl cellulose

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To improve the rehydration ability of bacterial cellulose (BC), many macromolecules have been used as modifiers in previous reports. However, the aggregation of additives in the BC matrix appears to be inevitable. We investigated different parts of a BC pellicle, which was achieved by in situ modification with carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) in culture with Gluconacetobacter xylinus ATCC53582 or Enterobacter sp. FY-07. We observed a concentration gradient of CMC in the BC pellicle from G. xylinus ATCC53582, but not with Enterobacter sp. FY-07. Low concentrations of CMC (0.01 %, m/v) are sufficient to modify BC in situ in culture with Enterobacter sp. FY-07, in which CMC could sufficiently contact with the newly formed BC. The crystallinity of the modified BC decreased by more than 39.8 %, and its rehydration ability and water holding capacity increased by 43.3 and 31.0 %, respectively. Unlike the pellicle of modified BC achieved from obligate aerobes, such as G. xylinus ATCC53582, that produced by Enterobacter sp. FY-07 exhibited better homogeneity and porosity.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 31170075) and the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (2013AA064402).

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    Ting Ma, Qian Qian Zhao, Kai Hua Ji, Bing Zeng & Guo Qiang Li

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Ma, T., Zhao, Q.Q., Ji, K.H. et al. Homogeneous and porous modified bacterial cellulose achieved by in situ modification with low amounts of carboxymethyl cellulose. Cellulose 21, 2637–2646 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-014-0316-1

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