Figure 6.
Schematic summary of the processes involved in the bacterial cellulose production (upper panel), the strategies followed for its upgrading (middle panel) and the improvements obtained in each step (lower panel). The BC matrix image was reprinted from Biomaterials, Vol 27 (2), W. Czaja, A. Krystynowicz, S. Bielecki, R.M. Brown Jr., Microbial cellulose – the natural power to heal wounds, Pages No. 145–151, Copyright (2006), with permission from Elsevier.