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1 online resource (262 pages) |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Content; List€of€Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1 -- Taxonomic Review and Microbial Ecology in€Bacterial NanoCellulose Fermentation; Acetic Acid Bacteria; The Taxonomic Classification of Acetic Acid Bacteria; Microbial Ecology in Bacterial NanoCellulose (BNC) Fermentation; The "nata" Organism; Conclusions; References; Chapter 2 -- Bacterial NanoCellulose Synthesis, Recent€Findings; Introduction; The Role of the Proteins Encoded in the Cellulose Synthase Operon and its Flanking Regions in the Biosynthesis of Cellulose |
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Organization of the Cellulose Synthase Operon and its Flanking RegionsCharacteristics of Proteins Encoded by the Cellulose Synthase Operon and the Flanking Region; Metabolic Point of View on BNC Production; Genetic Modification of Bacteria of the Genus Gluconacetobacter; References; Chapter 3 -- Molecular Control Over BNC Biosynthesis; Introduction: BNC Can Be Regarded as a Sort of a Biofilm; The Cyclic di-GMP Signaling Network Ruling Over Cellulose Production and Bacterial Life-Style Switch |
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Beyond c-di-GMP Signaling-Potential Importance of General Regulatory Pathways in Cellulose Biosynthesis ControlRegulatory Mechanisms Involved in Cellulose Synthesis Identified Recently; Summary: Can We Expect Any Practical Conclusions?; References; Chapter 4 -- Bacterial NanoCellulose Characterization; Surface Characterization of Bacterial NanoCellulose; Contact Angle of BNC; FTIR Analysis of BNC; "Bio Nanocellulose" as a Single Nanofiber Prepared from BNC Pellicle; Preparation of a Single BNC Using Aqueous Counter Collision; Morphologic Aspects of a Single BNC |
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Crystalline Structure of a Single BNC after ACCReferences; Chapter 5 -- Bacterial NanoCellulose Aerogels; A Brief Overview on 85 Years of Research on Man-Made Aerogels; Bacterial NanoCellulose: A Green, Cheap, and Mass Producible Porous Material; Conversion of Bacterial NanoCellulose Aquogels to Aerogels; Replacement of Water by Solvents Miscible with Carbon Dioxide; Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Drying; Properties of Bacterial NanoCellulose Aerogels; Reinforcement of Bacterial NanoCellulose Aerogels; Hydrophobization and Oleophilization; Interpenetrating Networks; Cross-Linking |
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Potential Applications of Bacterial NanoCellulose AerogelsSurface Loading of Inorganic or Organic Compounds for Catalysis, Bio-Sensing, Visualization, or Controlled Release Applications; Thermal insulation; Biomedical Applications; Carbon Aerogels; Outlook; References; Chapter 6 -- Bacterial NanoCellulose as Reinforcement for€Polymer Matrices; Introduction; Tensile Properties of (Nano)cellulose; Theoretical Predicted Tensile Properties of Cellulose Crystals; Experimentally Estimated Tensile Properties of Single Nanocellulose Fiber; NFC and BNC: Similarities and Differences |
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Includes index |
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Print version record |
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Biopolymers.
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Cellulose -- Microbiology.
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Cellulose -- chemistry
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Biopolymers
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General)
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Reference.
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Biopolymers
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Cellulose -- Microbiology
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Gama, Miguel, editor
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Dourado, Fernando, editor
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Bielecki, Stanislaw, editor
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| ISBN |
0444634665 |
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9780444634665 |
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