Although a lot of wound dressing materials have been developed for the treatment of chronic and acute wounds, there is still urgent need for the improvement of the properties of modern wound dressings in order to accelerate the wound healing process and recovery. Wound dressings that are currently used include films, bandages, foams, patches and hydrogels. Currently, hydrogels are gaining a lot of attention due to their high-water holding capacity. Naturally derived polymers such as polysaccharides have been employed to improve the mechanical properties of hydrogels. Bacterial cellulose from kombucha tea is a biopolymer synthesized by a symbiotic consortium of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY) with many advantages over plant cellulose, such as high degree of purity and crystallility.
Элангвэ К. (науч. рук. Успенская М.В.) Synthesis and functionalization of of bacterial cellulose nanocrystals from kombucha tea for wound dressing applications // Сборник тезисов докладов конгресса молодых ученых. Электронное издание. – СПб: Университет ИТМО, [2023]. URL: https://kmu.itmo.ru/digests/article/11480