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    Microwave-assisted periodate oxidation as a rapid and efficient alternative to oxidize bacterial cellulose wet membrane

    Bacterial cellulose (BC) membrane is a biopolymer whose excellent properties allow several applications (especially in the biomedical field, due to its high purity). Chemically, BC presents a structure suscept...

    Luisa Macedo de Vasconcelos, Niédja Fittipaldi Vasconcelos in Polymer Bulletin (2023)

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    Oxidized bacterial cellulose membrane as support for enzyme immobilization: properties and morphological features

    Bacterial cellulose (BC) membrane can be architected to covalently immobilize biomolecules, generating materials with new functionality. The processes of purification (via alkaline treatment) and chemical modi...

    Niédja Fittipaldi Vasconcelos, Fábia Karine Andrade in Cellulose (2020)

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    Injectable hydrogel based on dialdehyde galactomannan and N-succinyl chitosan: a suitable platform for cell culture

    Regenerative medicine proposes to regenerate or even replace human damaged tissues to return to normal functions. Hence, biomaterials have been used to provide appropriate environment for cell development. Amo...

    Everton Lucas de Lima in Journal of Materials Science: Materials in… (2019)

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    Chemically modified cellulose nanocrystals as polyanion for preparation of polyelectrolyte complex

    Bacterial cellulose nanocrystals (BCNCs) have hydrophilic surfaces due to hydroxyl groups but are water-insoluble. The carboxymethylation improves the solubility of cellulose in polar media through the inserti...

    Niédja Fittipaldi Vasconcelos, Judith Pessoa Andrade Feitosa in Cellulose (2019)