@inproceedings{0c54f029122f45fc80aea87aff158904,
title = "Microbially-fabricated cellulose microstrands in the core of hydrogel fibers",
abstract = "This paper describes rapid fabrication of bacterial cellulose (BC) microfibers using cellulose producing bacteria, Acetobacter xylinum. We successfully fabricated BC microfibers (100-200μm in diameter)consists of cellulose nanofibrils by sealing and culturing A. xylinum within the core of the hydrogel fiber. The BC microfibers were formed within 24 - 48 hours after the fabrication. This process is remarkably fast considering the conventional method takes 3-7 days to obtain BC scaffolds. The cellulosic biofilm retain its structure even after removal of the shell. We found that the our microfibers have high potential as micro-scaffolds for making {"}cell tube{"}.",
keywords = "Bacteria, Bacterial cellulose, Hydrogel fiber, Scaffold",
author = "Kayoko Hirayama and Daisuke Kiriya and Hiroaki Onoe and Shoji Takeuchi",
year = "2011",
month = dec,
day = "1",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781618395955",
series = "15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2011, MicroTAS 2011",
pages = "689--691",
booktitle = "15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2011, MicroTAS 2011",
note = "15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2011, MicroTAS 2011 ; Conference date: 02-10-2011 Through 06-10-2011",
}