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Inhalation of bacterial cellulose nanofibrils triggers an inflammatory response...

In view of the growing industrial use of Bacterial cellulose (BC), and taking into account that it might become airborne and be inhaled after industrial processing, assessing its potential pulmonary toxic effects assumes high relevance. In this work, the murine model was used to assess the effects of exposure to respirable BC nanofibrils (nBC), obtained by disintegration of BC produced by Komagataeibacter hanse...

Studies on the hemocompatibility of bacterial nanocellulose

Studies on the biocompatibility of bacterial cellulose

Bacterial cellulose was functionalized with a chimeric protein containing a cellulose-binding module and the adhesion peptide Arg-Gly-Asp. Small-diameter bacterial cellulose membranes were produced and subcutaneously implanted in sheep for 1–32 weeks. The implants triggered a biological response similar to other high surface-to-volume implants. There were no significant differences in the inflammation degree be...

Bacterial cellulose modified using recombinant proteins to improve neuronal and...

A wide variety of biomaterials and bioactive molecules have been applied as scaffolds in neuronal tissue engineering. However, creating devices that enhance the regeneration of nervous system injuries is still a challenge, due the difficulty in providing an appropriate environment for cell growth and differentiation and active stimulation of nerve regeneration. In recent years, bacterial cellulose (BC) has emer...

Studies on the hemocompatibility of bacterial cellulose

Among the strategies to improve a material’s hemocompatibility, pre-coating with the tripeptide Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) is used to favor endothelialization thus lowering thrombogenicity. The blood compatibility of native and RGD-modified bacterial cellulose (BC) was studied in this work for the first time. The plasma recalcification time and whole blood clotting results demonstrate the hemocompatibility of BC. A sign...

Hemocompatibility study of bacterial cellulose

Introduction: Vascular grafts must gather various complex attributes, like good mechanical properties, post-implantation healing response without any immunological reaction and no induction of blood coagulation. Over the years, many strategies were developed to modify materials for vascular devices. One strategy involves pre-coating with the tripeptide Arg-Gly- Asp (RGD), which improves endothelialization, thus...

Bacterial cellulose modified through recombinant proteins as a scaffold for neu...

Surface modification of bacterial cellulose by nitrogen-containing plasma for i...

Bacterial cellulose (BC) membranes were modified with nitrogen plasma in order to enhance cell affinity. The surface properties of the untreated and plasma modified BC (BCP) were analyzed through contact angle measurements, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The effect of the plasma treatment on the adhesion of microvascular (HMEC-1), neuroblast (N1E-115) and fibrobla...

Improving bacterial cellulose for blood vessel replacement: functionalization w...

Chimeric proteins containing a cellulose-binding module (CBM) and an adhesion peptide (RGD or GRGDY) were produced and used to improve the adhesion of human microvascular endothelial cells (HMEC) to bacterial cellulose (BC). The effect of these proteins on the HMEC–BC interaction was studied. The results obtained demonstrated that recombinant proteins containing adhesion sequences were able to significantly inc...

Improving the affinity of fibroblasts for bacterial cellulose using carbohydrat...

The attachment of cells to biomedical materials can be improved by using adhesion sequences, such as Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD), found in several extracellular matrix proteins. In this work, bifunctional recombinant proteins, with a Cellulose-Binding Module (CBM), from the cellulosome of Clostridium thermocellum and cell binding sequences - RGD, GRGDY - were cloned and expressed in E.coli. These RGD-containing cellulose...