Bacterial cellulose production, functionalization, and development of hybrid materials using synthetic biology

Bacterial cellulose (BC) has been utilized as a biopolymer matrix for various applications. The advancement of synthetic biology has brought new approaches for its production and functionalization. In this mini-review, we briefly discuss the conventional methods to improve BC production and function...

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Main Authors: Vadanan, Sundaravadanam Vishnu, Basu, Anindya, Lim, Sierin
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1631292022-11-24T06:31:56Z Bacterial cellulose production, functionalization, and development of hybrid materials using synthetic biology Vadanan, Sundaravadanam Vishnu Basu, Anindya Lim, Sierin School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Engineering::Chemical engineering Bacterial Cellulose Hybrid Materials Bacterial cellulose (BC) has been utilized as a biopolymer matrix for various applications. The advancement of synthetic biology has brought new approaches for its production and functionalization. In this mini-review, we briefly discuss the conventional methods to improve BC production and functionalization, and their challenges. We summarize the application of synthetic biology to address these challenges and its use to develop novel hybrid living materials. Finally, we consider the opportunities and future prospects of synthetic biology in bioengineered materials. National Research Foundation (NRF) This research was partially funded by the Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD) Grant (#FA2386-19-1-4060) and National Research Foundation, Singapore, under its Competitive Research Programme (Award#NRF-CRP22-2019-0005). 2022-11-24T06:31:56Z 2022-11-24T06:31:56Z 2022 Journal Article Vadanan, S. V., Basu, A. & Lim, S. (2022). Bacterial cellulose production, functionalization, and development of hybrid materials using synthetic biology. Polymer Journal, 54(4), 481-492. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41428-021-00606-8 0032-3896 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163129 10.1038/s41428-021-00606-8 2-s2.0-85124721896 4 54 481 492 en NRF-CRP22-2019-0005 Polymer Journal © 2022 The Author(s), under exclusive licence to The Society of Polymer Science, Japan. All rights reserved.
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Singapore
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topic Engineering::Chemical engineering
Bacterial Cellulose
Hybrid Materials
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Bacterial Cellulose
Hybrid Materials
Vadanan, Sundaravadanam Vishnu
Basu, Anindya
Lim, Sierin
Bacterial cellulose production, functionalization, and development of hybrid materials using synthetic biology
description Bacterial cellulose (BC) has been utilized as a biopolymer matrix for various applications. The advancement of synthetic biology has brought new approaches for its production and functionalization. In this mini-review, we briefly discuss the conventional methods to improve BC production and functionalization, and their challenges. We summarize the application of synthetic biology to address these challenges and its use to develop novel hybrid living materials. Finally, we consider the opportunities and future prospects of synthetic biology in bioengineered materials.
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author_facet School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Vadanan, Sundaravadanam Vishnu
Basu, Anindya
Lim, Sierin
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author Vadanan, Sundaravadanam Vishnu
Basu, Anindya
Lim, Sierin
author_sort Vadanan, Sundaravadanam Vishnu
title Bacterial cellulose production, functionalization, and development of hybrid materials using synthetic biology
title_short Bacterial cellulose production, functionalization, and development of hybrid materials using synthetic biology
title_full Bacterial cellulose production, functionalization, and development of hybrid materials using synthetic biology
title_fullStr Bacterial cellulose production, functionalization, and development of hybrid materials using synthetic biology
title_full_unstemmed Bacterial cellulose production, functionalization, and development of hybrid materials using synthetic biology
title_sort bacterial cellulose production, functionalization, and development of hybrid materials using synthetic biology
publishDate 2022
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163129
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