Multilayer bacterial cellulose/resole nanocomposites: Relationship between structural and electro-thermo-mechanical properties.

The aim of this research was to fabricate multilayer insulator nanocomposites using phenolic resin impregnated bacterial cellulose (BC) handsheets and investigate the relationships between their structural and electro-thermo-mechanical properties. G. xylinus was incubated in a static Hestrin-Schramm culture at 28 °C for 14 days.

Preparation and characterization of reinforced papers using nano bacterial cellulose.

The main goal of this work was to reinforce softwood pulp (SP) with bacterial cellulose (BC) to generate a sustainable biocomposite. BC is a nanocellulose, which was anticipated to increase interfacial adhesion between the cellulosic fibers and BC. The organism used was Gluconacetobacter xylinus, which was incubated in a static Hestrin-Schramm culture at 28°C for 14days.

Bacterial cellulose composites loaded with SiO nanoparticles: Dynamic-mechanical and thermal properties.

The aim of this paper was to prepare composites of bacterial cellulose (BC) filled with silica (SiO) nanoparticles to evaluate the influence of the SiO contents (3, 5 and 7wt%) on the thermo-mechanical properties of the composites. BC hydro-gel was immersed in an aqueous solution of silanol derived from tetraethoxysilane (TEOS), the silanol was then converted into SiO in the BC matrix by pressing at 120°C and 2MPa. The BC/SiO translucent sheets were examined by dynamic-mechanical analysis (DMA), thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

Bacterial cellulose/silica nanocomposites: preparation and characterization.

The preparation and characterization of bacterial cellulose (BC)/silica nanocomposites are presented in this paper. BC hydro-gel was immersed in an aqueous solution of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS). By pressing the treated BC matrices at 120 °C and 2 MPa, water-free translucent sheets were obtained.