Antibacterial composite: Just add silver to a biopolymer to increase cytotoxicity
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 09:30
in Physics & Chemistry
A natural biopolymer, bacterial cellulose, is synthesized by the microbe Gluconacetobacter hansenii. Researchers are intrigued by its properties but one that it lacks in the native state is antibacterial activity and that is something could be useful for a wide range of healthcare and other applications, if only it could be engineered into this natural material.