Nanocellulose‐Based Composites in Biomedical Applications

Nanomaterial-based encapsulation for controlled gastrointestinal delivery of viable probiotic bacteria

“…Nanocellulose can be obtained from different sources including plants and microorganisms. 46,47 Among naturally occurring nanocellulose sources, bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) has recently received great interest in the field of biomedical materials. BNC is biosynthesized as a primary extracellular metabolite by several bacterial species, such as Komagataeibacter xylinus ( K. xylinus ), during a fermentation process that results in the secretion of high-quality cellulose ribbons of microfibrillar bundles.…”