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The structure of bacterial cellulose (BC) produced by Acetobacter xylinum NUST4 (A.xylinum NUST4) under static (SBC) and shake culture condition (ABC) was studied by means of transmission electron microscopic (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform-infrared spectrum (FT-IR). It was revealed that BC is I crystal cellulose and the proportion of cellulose Iα exceeds 80% and BC diameter is 10–80 nm. Mechanical properties and water absorption capacity were also determined. These properties could result from crystalline and nanometer structure of BC.
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Sun, D., Zhou, L., Wu, Q. et al. Preliminary research on structure and properties of nano-cellulose. J. Wuhan Univ. Technol.-Mat. Sci. Edit. 22, 677–680 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11595-006-4677-7
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