Overview of bio nanofabric from bacterial cellulose

Journal of the Textile Institute

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 121-131

  Ashjaran, Ali ^a   Yazdanshenas, Mohammad Esmail ^b   Rashidi, Abosaeed ^c   Khajavi, Ramin ^d   Rezaee, Abbas ^e  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^e TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acetobacter xylinum; bacterial cellulose; bio nonwoven; biofabric; nanofiber

Indexed keywords

ACETOBACTER XYLINUM; BACTERIAL CELLULOSE; BACTERIAL CELLULOSE FIBERS; BIO-NONWOVEN; BIOFABRIC; CRITICAL REVIEW; FERMENTATIVE PRODUCTION; HIGH POROSITY; HIGH-TENSILE STRENGTH; MOLECULAR FORMULA; NANOFIBRILLAR; NON-WOVEN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; PURE CELLULOSE;

ACETOBACTER; CELLULOSE; NANOFIBERS; NONWOVEN FABRICS; SYNTHETIC FIBERS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WEAVING;

CELLULOSE FILMS;

BACTERIA; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE FILM; NONWOVENS; SYNTHETIC FIBERS; WEAVING;

EID: 84873195774     PISSN: 00405000     EISSN: 17542340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00405000.2012.703796     Document Type: Article

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