Hot off the press: new paper accepted!
Bacterial Cellulose Films: Influence of bacterial strain and drying route on film properties from Muling Zeng, Anna Laromaine* and Anna Roig* accepted in Cellulose, DOI: 10.1007/s10570-014-0408-y
This paper reports the production of bacterial cellulose thin films from two bacterial strains, Gluconacetobacter xylinus (GX) and Gluconacetobacter europaeus (GE), and three methods of drying the films; at room temperature (RD), freeze drying (FD) and supercritical drying (SCD). The porosity, transparency, water absorption capacity and mechanical properties of the obtained films are further investigated. We conclude that materials with different properties can be fabricated by selecting the bacterial strain or the drying method.
The International Sol-Gel Conference will be held in Madrid the coming week. The N&N group will be represented by Nerea, Muling and Pengfei. Nerea will give a talk.
