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

Imprint Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, ©2016.

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Description 1 online resource (262 pages)
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Note 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.
Subject Biopolymers.
Cellulose -- Microbiology.
Cellulose -- chemistry
Biopolymers
Biopolymères.
Cellulose -- Microbiologie.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Reference.
Biopolymers
Cellulose -- Microbiology
Added Author Gama, Miguel, editor.
Dourado, Fernando, editor.
Bielecki, Stanislaw, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Bacterial nanocellulose. Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, ©2016 9780444634580 0444634584 (OCoLC)952385748
ISBN 0444634665 (electronic bk.)
9780444634665 (electronic bk.)
9780444634580
0444634584
Standard No. AU@ 000058561294
AU@ 000058847712
CHBIS 010796358
CHNEW 001013692
CHVBK 403939712
DEBSZ 482472405
GBVCP 879398078
UKMGB 017936758

 
    
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