FABRICATION AND EXAMINATION OF MAGNETIC BACTERIAL CELLULOSE AS A MATERIAL FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Graduation Semester and Year
2020
Language
English
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering
Department
Bioengineering
First Advisor
Justyn Jaworski
Abstract
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is one of the most abundant biopolymers in nature. Several attributes such as facilitative modification, high pore size/porosity, able to mass produce as well as biocompatibility renders BC a promising candidate for many fronts of biomedical engineering. One consideration for BC as a biomedical material over conventional plant cellulose is the ease in which BC can be obtained to provide high purity cellulose. In comparison to collagen, another biopolymer with considerable prospects for biomedical engineering, BC possesses a higher degree of elasticity, water retention, and lower degradability. The high affinity towards water and high porosity provide BC with great flexibility as a medium for drug release as well as protein and cell binding with appropriate modifications. The transparency of thin layer bacterial cellulose could be appropriate as components of certain specialized optical technology. Its high holding capacity due to the porosity provide BC as a potential drug loading material. Due to the mechanical properties and slow degradability, BC have been heavily utilized on tissue engineering such as osteo and dermal regeneration. Well established research topic in BC as wound dressings encourage the possibility of more commercialization of BC in wound healing products.
Keywords
Bacterial cellulose, Magnetic nanoparticles
Disciplines
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering | Engineering
License
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Recommended Citation
Chen, Xi, "FABRICATION AND EXAMINATION OF MAGNETIC BACTERIAL CELLULOSE AS A MATERIAL FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING" (2020). Bioengineering Theses. 211.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/bioengineering_theses/211
Comments
Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington