Structural modification of bacterial cellulose fibrils under ultrasonic irradiation

• Published in: Carbohydrate polymers Vol. 150; pp. 5 - 12
• Main Authors: Paximada, Paraskevi, Dimitrakopoulou, Eleni Alkmini, Tsouko, Erminda, Koutinas, Apostolos A., Fasseas, C., Mandala, Ioanna G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 05.10.2016
• Subjects: Acetobacteraceae - chemistry; Bacteria; Bacterial; Cellulose; Cellulose - chemistry; Elasticity; Fibrils; Rheology; Sonication; Suspension; Ultrasounds; Viscosity; Water - chemistry; Ultrasounds; Bacterial; Suspension; Rheology; Fibrils; Cellulose

•Short US treatment leads to a decrease in BC fibril dimensions.•Increase in stability, viscosity and thixotropy of BC suspensions.•Improvement of the physical properties of BC suspensions. Ιn the present study we investigated ultrasounds as a pretreatment process for bacterial cellulose (BC) aqueou...