2.22 Bacterial Cellulose as Biomaterial

Cellulose is a biopolymer that has long been used as a biomedical material and is still used in a modified form in hemodialysis membranes and as a carrier material in drug release systems. The different sources of cellulose that have not yet been fully explored, for example, bacterial cellulose (BC), might possess properties that are needed for some very specific biomedical applications. BC differs considerably from other sources of cellulose and still requires a great deal of research to be understood completely.