Biocompatibility microbially produced

Biocompatibility of Microbially Produced Protein-based Polymers... 

Microbial cellulose derived from Acetobacter xylinum by fermentation process has been established to be a remarkably versatile biomaterial and can be used in wide variety of applied scientific endeavours, especially for medical devices. Due to its ultra-fine network architecture, high degree of crystallinity, hydrophilicity and moldability, microbial cellulose is a natural candidate for numerous medical and tissue-engineered apphcations. The use of direct nanomechanical measurement determined that these fibers are very strong, and when used in combination with other biocompatible materials, produce nanocomposites particularly suitable for use in human and veterinary... 

The opportunity for using protein-based polymers as biomaterials for medical applications comes with demonstration of the biocompatibility of the basic hydrogel and elastic and plastic states of the protein-based polymers, and it comes with the capacity to produce protein-based polymers by microbial fermentation with sufficiently low-cost production for a broad range of medical applications. 

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