Ionic Silver and Electrical Treatment for Susceptibility and Disinfection of Biofilm-Contaminated Titanium Surface.

In this work, surface disinfection and biofilm susceptibility were investigated by applying ionic silver of 0.4-1.6 µg/mL and cathodic voltage-controlled electrical treatment of 1.

Interconnected Micro, Meso, and Macro Porous Activated Carbon from Bacterial Nanocellulose for Superior Adsorption Properties and Effective Catalytic Performance.

The porous carbon (bacterial cellulose (BC)-activated carbon (AC)(BA)) prepared via two-step activation of bacterial nanocellulose by treatments with potassium hydroxide (KOH) and then phosphoric acid (HPO) solutions showed superior adsorption properties and effective performance as catalyst support. BC-AC(BA) had an open and interconnected multi-porous structure, consisting of micropores (0.23 cm/g), mesopores (0.

Synthesis of mesoporous MFI zeolite via bacterial cellulose-derived carbon templating for fast adsorption of formaldehyde.

Mesoporous ZSM-5 (MFI) zeolite was synthesized by using bacterial cellulose-derived activated carbon (BC-AC500) with a high surface area as a hard template. Different ratios of BC-AC500 and zeolite precursor gel were prepared in a Teflon-lined autoclave and crystallized at 180 °C for 48 h in a rotating oven. The physicochemical properties of the samples were characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning/transmission electron microscopies (SEM/TEM), and N physisorption techniques.

Hydrolysis of cassava starch by co-immobilized multi-microorganisms of Loog-Pang (Thai rice cake starter) for ethanol fermentation.

Loog-Pang (Thai rice cake starter) is an effective and inexpensive microbial source for the hydrolysis of cassava starch to glucose. A process for hydrolysis of cassava starch to glucose by Loog- Pang was improved by co-immobilized multi-microorganisms (IC) using thin shell silk cocoon (TSC). After incubation at 35°C for 120 h, the IC-TSC system converted 20% w/v cassava starch slurry into clear glucose syrup containing a glucose concentration of 145.

Structural modification and characterization of bacterial cellulose-alginate composite scaffolds for tissue engineering.

A novel bacterial cellulose-alginate composite scaffold (N-BCA) was fabricated by freeze drying and subsequent crosslinking with Ca(2+). The N-BCA then underwent a second freeze drying step to remove water without altering the physical structure. A stable structure of N-BCA with open and highly interconnected pores in the range of 90-160 μm was constructed.