La celulosa es el polisacárido más abundante en la naturaleza, que puede ser sintetizado por plantas, algas, hongos y bacterias. Dentro de este último, encontramos que bacterias pertenecientes al género Gluconacetobacter son capaces de producir celulosa de manera eficiente como un agregado extracelular el cual confiere protección a la célula...
In this work, chitosan cross-linked cellulose fibers were prepared using non-toxic and eco-friendly procedures in order to confer antimicrobial properties to cellulose fibers. Initially, commercial chitosans and chitooligosaccharides were physico-chemically characterized and the latter were tested by assays in vitro. Chitosan was selected based on molecular weight and acetylation degree....
