267
Index
Biomimic.mineralization,.138–140
Bioreactors..See also.Agitated.cultivation
. airlift,.54–56
. influence.of.oxygen.availability.on,.
36–37
. L.spherical-type.bubble-column,.56
. non-static-film,.61–63
. scale.up.and,.48
. tube,.32–35
. types,.50–51
Bioresorbable.BNC.wound.dressings,.167
Blood.vessels..See.Artificial.blood.vessel.
production
BNC..See.Bacterial.nanocellulose.(BNC)
BNC-gelatin.DN.gel,.74–78
BNC-PAAm.DN.gel,.78–82
Burns,.168–169
C
Calcium.phosphates,.138–140,.219
. soaking.of.BC.templates.in,.227,.
228–234
Carbon.dioxide,.24
Carbon.metabolism.in.G. xylinus,.22–23
Carbon.substrate,.28
Carboxymethyl-BC.(CM-BNC),.94–95
Cardiovascular.disease,.20–21,.189–193..
See also.Artificial.blood.vessel.
production
Cartilage.tissue,.82–83,.95–96
C-di-GMP..See.Cyclic.diguanylate.
(c-di-GMP)
Cel+..See.Mutation,.spontaneous
Cel-..See.Mutation,.spontaneous
Cell.adhesion,.91–97
Cell-directed.assembly.of.glucan.chains,.
4–5
Cellobiose,.116
Cellulose,.bacterial..See.Bacterial.
nanocellulose.(BNC)
Cellulose.biosynthesis..See also.Bacterial.
nanocellulose.(BNC)
. in.bacteria.catalyzed.by.
membrane-associated.cellulose.
synthase,.5–6
. carbon.metabolism.in.G. xylinus.and,.
22–23
. cell-directed.assembly.of.glucan.
chains.and,.4–5
. characteristics.of.cellulose.molecule.
and,.116–117
. composition.and.structure,.2–3
. genes.for,.1–2
. “guilt.by.association”.model.of.
G. xylinus.complex.for,.11,.12
. proteins.involved.in,.9–10
. unanswered.questions.about,.12–13
Cellulose-chitin.blends,.115,.124–126
Chitin,.115,.124–126
. ordered.templates,.134–138
Chondral.defects,.regeneration.of,.186–188
CMCase,.9
Conductive.BNC,.245–253
. as.a.biomaterial,.254–257
. potential.applications,.257–258
Conductive.polymer.fibrous.templates,.
243–245
Conduits,.PDMS,.207–210
Corn.steep.liquor.(CSL),.28–29
. properties.and.components.of,.37–38
Cosmetic.applications.of.bacterial.
cellulose,.170–172
Cross-linking,.77–78,.80–81
Crystallization,.5
CSL..See.Corn.steep.liquor.(CSL)
Cultivation.of.BNC..See.Agitated.
cultivation;.Static.cultivation
Culture.media,.26–29,.47,.220–225
Cyclic.diguanylate.(c-di-GMP),.6,.7,.14
. carbon.metabolism.and,.23
. diguanylate.cyclase.gene.for.
synthesis.of,.9
. phosphodiesterase-A.gene.for.
cleavage.of,.9
Cyclic.guanosine.monophosphate.
(cGMP),.39
D
Dacron,.31
Degree.of.polymerization.(DP),.24–25
Degree.of.substitution.(DS),.105
Density,.cellulose,.34–35
Dielectrophoresis,.205–206
Diethyl.aminoethyl-BNC.(DEAE-BNC),.94
Index
Biomimic.mineralization,.138–140
Bioreactors..See also.Agitated.cultivation
. airlift,.54–56
. influence.of.oxygen.availability.on,.
36–37
. L.spherical-type.bubble-column,.56
. non-static-film,.61–63
. scale.up.and,.48
. tube,.32–35
. types,.50–51
Bioresorbable.BNC.wound.dressings,.167
Blood.vessels..See.Artificial.blood.vessel.
production
BNC..See.Bacterial.nanocellulose.(BNC)
BNC-gelatin.DN.gel,.74–78
BNC-PAAm.DN.gel,.78–82
Burns,.168–169
C
Calcium.phosphates,.138–140,.219
. soaking.of.BC.templates.in,.227,.
228–234
Carbon.dioxide,.24
Carbon.metabolism.in.G. xylinus,.22–23
Carbon.substrate,.28
Carboxymethyl-BC.(CM-BNC),.94–95
Cardiovascular.disease,.20–21,.189–193..
See also.Artificial.blood.vessel.
production
Cartilage.tissue,.82–83,.95–96
C-di-GMP..See.Cyclic.diguanylate.
(c-di-GMP)
Cel+..See.Mutation,.spontaneous
Cel-..See.Mutation,.spontaneous
Cell.adhesion,.91–97
Cell-directed.assembly.of.glucan.chains,.
4–5
Cellobiose,.116
Cellulose,.bacterial..See.Bacterial.
nanocellulose.(BNC)
Cellulose.biosynthesis..See also.Bacterial.
nanocellulose.(BNC)
. in.bacteria.catalyzed.by.
membrane-associated.cellulose.
synthase,.5–6
. carbon.metabolism.in.G. xylinus.and,.
22–23
. cell-directed.assembly.of.glucan.
chains.and,.4–5
. characteristics.of.cellulose.molecule.
and,.116–117
. composition.and.structure,.2–3
. genes.for,.1–2
. “guilt.by.association”.model.of.
G. xylinus.complex.for,.11,.12
. proteins.involved.in,.9–10
. unanswered.questions.about,.12–13
Cellulose-chitin.blends,.115,.124–126
Chitin,.115,.124–126
. ordered.templates,.134–138
Chondral.defects,.regeneration.of,.186–188
CMCase,.9
Conductive.BNC,.245–253
. as.a.biomaterial,.254–257
. potential.applications,.257–258
Conductive.polymer.fibrous.templates,.
243–245
Conduits,.PDMS,.207–210
Corn.steep.liquor.(CSL),.28–29
. properties.and.components.of,.37–38
Cosmetic.applications.of.bacterial.
cellulose,.170–172
Cross-linking,.77–78,.80–81
Crystallization,.5
CSL..See.Corn.steep.liquor.(CSL)
Cultivation.of.BNC..See.Agitated.
cultivation;.Static.cultivation
Culture.media,.26–29,.47,.220–225
Cyclic.diguanylate.(c-di-GMP),.6,.7,.14
. carbon.metabolism.and,.23
. diguanylate.cyclase.gene.for.
synthesis.of,.9
. phosphodiesterase-A.gene.for.
cleavage.of,.9
Cyclic.guanosine.monophosphate.
(cGMP),.39
D
Dacron,.31
Degree.of.polymerization.(DP),.24–25
Degree.of.substitution.(DS),.105
Density,.cellulose,.34–35
Dielectrophoresis,.205–206
Diethyl.aminoethyl-BNC.(DEAE-BNC),.94