Bacterial Cellulose-Based Materials: A Perspective on Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering Applications

• Published in: ACS biomaterials science & engineering Vol. 9; no. 6; pp. 2949 - 2969
• Main Authors: Fooladi, Saba, Nematollahi, Mohammad Hadi, Rabiee, Navid, Iravani, Siavash
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 12.06.2023
• Subjects: Bacteria - chemistry; Biocompatible Materials; Cellulose - chemistry; Polymers - chemistry; Tissue Engineering - methods; Tissue Scaffolds; cardiovascular tissue engineering; biodegradability; biocompatibility; bacterial cellulose; sustainability; green chemistry

Today, a wide variety of bio- and nanomaterials have been deployed for cardiovascular tissue engineering (TE), including polymers, metal oxides, graphene/its derivatives, organometallic complexes/composites based on inorganic–organic components, among others. Despite several advantages of these mate...