“…Monocarboxy cellulose (MCC), cellulose oxidized at C6, and its salts have many industrial applications as wound dressing materials owing to their antibacterial effect. 1 They are also used in resorbable surgical materials, 2 for the adsorption of amino acids 3 and drugs, 4 for immobilization, 5 and for preparation of activated carbon. 6 They can be useful as an intermediate for the introduction of functional groups or as a scavenger for the recovery of heavy metal ions.…”