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The effects of cotton gauze coating with microbial cellulose
- Source :
- Cellulose. 17:199-204
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2009.
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Abstract
- Microbial cellulose is a pure form of cellulose with widespread applications. It is very applicable for medical usage specially wound dressings due to its high liquid absorbency and hygienic nature. In this study, microbial cellulose formed/coated on cotton gauze samples during its biosynthesis in a static medium (Hestrin & Scharm) for 6 days by Acetobacter Xylinium. Some essential factors of treated gauze samples, like water absorbency, drying time (water holding time), and amount of vertical wicking were determined and compared with untreated samples. Results showed that cotton gauze coating with microbial cellulose increases water absorbency and wicking ability over 30%, and reduces drying time about 33%. It can be concluded that covering of cotton gauze with microbial cellulose can promote some important characteristics of it specially for wound dressings.
- Subjects :
- Microbial cellulose
Absorption of water
Materials science
Polymers and Plastics
biology
engineering.material
Pulp and paper industry
biology.organism_classification
chemistry.chemical_compound
chemistry
Drying time
Coating
engineering
Cellulose
Composite material
Acetobacter
Water holding
Cotton gauze
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1572882X and 09690239
- Volume :
- 17
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Cellulose
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........e98de36076f9a298997374d858914944