Effect of selective oxidation of bacterial cellulose on degradability in phosphate buffer solution and their affinity for epidermal cell attachment

Abstract

Oxidized bacterial cellulose showed the 3D nano-fibrils structure of BC. The mass loss and degradation rate of OBC were much higher than those of BC. When immersed in PBS, OBC degraded gradually. Cell-adhesion and proliferation studies revealed that OBC had excellent cellular affinity.