Characteristics and Application of Bacterial Cellulose

Guizhi Quan

Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin, 300384, China

Abstract: Bacterial Cellulose (BC ｏｒ Microbial Cellulose) is a biodegradable natural nanostructured macro-molecule material mainly produced by bacteria. It can be widely used in food, paper making, medicine, acoustic equipment, textile, chemical industry, etc,. In the developed countries such as the United States, Ja-pan and Germany, bacterial cellulose industry has initially formed a market of billions of dollars a year. Therefore, it is helpful to study the chemical structure, properties and synthesis mechanism of bacterial cellu-lose, which can promote the large-scale commercial application of bacterial cellulose. This paper introduces chemical structure, characteristics, Biosynthetic pathway and application of bacterial cellulose, and prospects for its development.

Keywords: Bacterial cellulose; The fermentation; Synthetic pathway; Application