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Nematic Ordered Cellulose Templates
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Tetsuo Kondo
Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences,
Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
CONTENTS
Introduction.......................................................................................................... 114
Biodirected.Epitaxial.Nanodeposition.on.Molecular.Tracks.of.
Critical.Factors.in.Biodirected.Epitaxial.Nanodeposition.on.
NOC.Templates.Mediating.Order.Patterned.Deposition.Accompanied.
What.is.NOC?....................................................................................................... 116
Various.Nematic.Ordered.Templates.and.Modified.NOC. ............................ 124
Nematic.Ordered.Chitin.and.Chitin/Cellulose.Blends............................. 124
Modified.NOC................................................................................................. 126
Exclusive.Surface.Properties.of.NOC.and.Its.Unique.Applications. ............ 128
NOC Template................................................................................................. 128
Molecular Tracks.................................................................................................. 131
Hierarchical.Order.......................................................................................... 131
Epitaxial.Deposition. ....................................................................................... 131
Critical.Factors................................................................................................. 133
Regulated.Patterns.of.Bacterial.Movements.Based on.Their.Secreted.
Cellulose.Nanofibers.Interacting.Interfacially.with.Ordered.Chitin.
Templates.............................................................................................................. 134
by.Synthesis.of.Calcium Phosphates.as.Biomimic.Mineralization............... 138
The.Future............................................................................................................. 140
Acknowledgments............................................................................................... 141
References. ............................................................................................................. 141
A. unique. form. of. β-glucan. association,. nematic. ordered. cellulose.
(NOC),.has.been.developed.that.is.molecularly.ordered,.yet.noncrystalline..NOC.has.unique.characteristics,.in.particular,.its.surface.properties.
provide.tracks.or.scaffolds.for.regulated.movements.and.fiber.production. of. Gluconacetobacter xylinus. (formerly. Acetobacter xylinum),. which.
produces.cellulose.ribbon-like.nanofibers.40–60.nm.in.width.and.moves.
due.to.the.inverse.force.of.the.secretion.of.the.fibers..Since.the.interaction.
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Nematic Ordered Cellulose Templates
�
Tetsuo Kondo
Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences,
Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
CONTENTS
Introduction.......................................................................................................... 114
Biodirected.Epitaxial.Nanodeposition.on.Molecular.Tracks.of.
Critical.Factors.in.Biodirected.Epitaxial.Nanodeposition.on.
NOC.Templates.Mediating.Order.Patterned.Deposition.Accompanied.
What.is.NOC?....................................................................................................... 116
Various.Nematic.Ordered.Templates.and.Modified.NOC. ............................ 124
Nematic.Ordered.Chitin.and.Chitin/Cellulose.Blends............................. 124
Modified.NOC................................................................................................. 126
Exclusive.Surface.Properties.of.NOC.and.Its.Unique.Applications. ............ 128
NOC Template................................................................................................. 128
Molecular Tracks.................................................................................................. 131
Hierarchical.Order.......................................................................................... 131
Epitaxial.Deposition. ....................................................................................... 131
Critical.Factors................................................................................................. 133
Regulated.Patterns.of.Bacterial.Movements.Based on.Their.Secreted.
Cellulose.Nanofibers.Interacting.Interfacially.with.Ordered.Chitin.
Templates.............................................................................................................. 134
by.Synthesis.of.Calcium Phosphates.as.Biomimic.Mineralization............... 138
The.Future............................................................................................................. 140
Acknowledgments............................................................................................... 141
References. ............................................................................................................. 141
A. unique. form. of. β-glucan. association,. nematic. ordered. cellulose.
(NOC),.has.been.developed.that.is.molecularly.ordered,.yet.noncrystalline..NOC.has.unique.characteristics,.in.particular,.its.surface.properties.
provide.tracks.or.scaffolds.for.regulated.movements.and.fiber.production. of. Gluconacetobacter xylinus. (formerly. Acetobacter xylinum),. which.
produces.cellulose.ribbon-like.nanofibers.40–60.nm.in.width.and.moves.
due.to.the.inverse.force.of.the.secretion.of.the.fibers..Since.the.interaction.
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