e SEM image on the cover of the bacteria Gluconacetobacter xylinus producing nanocellulose is courtesy
of M. Sano, R. Davalos, and P. Gatenholm, Virginia Tech, USA.
CRC Press
Taylor & Francis Group
6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300
Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742
© 2013 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business
No claim to original U.S. Government works
Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper
Version Date: 20121003
International Standard Book Number: 978-1-1380-7316-6 (Paperback)
International Standard Book Number: 978-1-4398-6991-8 (Hardback)
is book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts
have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume
responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. e authors and publishers
have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to
copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. If any copyright material has
not been acknowledged please write and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint.
The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used
only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bacterial nanocellulose : a sophisticated multifunctional material / editors: Miguel
Gama, Paul Gatenholm, Dieter Klemm.
p. ; cm. -- (Perspectives in nanotechnology)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4398-6991-8 (hardback : alk. paper)
I. Gama, Miguel. II. Gatenholm, Paul. III. Klemm, D. (Dieter) IV. Series: Perspectives
in nanotechnology.
[DNLM: 1. Bacteria--metabolism. 2. Cellulose--chemistry. 3. Drug
Discovery--economics. 4. Nanostructures--chemistry. QU 83]
579.3’17--dc23
2012028462
Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at
http://www.taylorandfrancis.com
and the CRC Press Web site at
http://www.crcpress.com
of M. Sano, R. Davalos, and P. Gatenholm, Virginia Tech, USA.
CRC Press
Taylor & Francis Group
6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300
Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742
© 2013 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business
No claim to original U.S. Government works
Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper
Version Date: 20121003
International Standard Book Number: 978-1-1380-7316-6 (Paperback)
International Standard Book Number: 978-1-4398-6991-8 (Hardback)
is book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts
have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume
responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. e authors and publishers
have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to
copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. If any copyright material has
not been acknowledged please write and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint.
The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used
only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bacterial nanocellulose : a sophisticated multifunctional material / editors: Miguel
Gama, Paul Gatenholm, Dieter Klemm.
p. ; cm. -- (Perspectives in nanotechnology)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4398-6991-8 (hardback : alk. paper)
I. Gama, Miguel. II. Gatenholm, Paul. III. Klemm, D. (Dieter) IV. Series: Perspectives
in nanotechnology.
[DNLM: 1. Bacteria--metabolism. 2. Cellulose--chemistry. 3. Drug
Discovery--economics. 4. Nanostructures--chemistry. QU 83]
579.3’17--dc23
2012028462
Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at
http://www.taylorandfrancis.com
and the CRC Press Web site at
http://www.crcpress.com