Bacterial cellulose nanoparticles as a sustainable drug delivery platform for protein-based therapeutics
Gabrielle N. Balistreri, Ian Campbell, Xinqi Li, Júlia Didier Pedrosa de Amorim, Shuai Zhang, Elizabeth Nance, Eleftheria Roumeli
Abstract
BCNPs prepared from a kombucha co-culture can serve as a sustainable delivery platform for protein-based drugs. The amorphous nanoparticles form a mesh-like fibrillar network that is thermally stable and can be produced at scale.
Topics & Concepts
Drug deliveryNanoparticleCelluloseNanotechnologyBacterial celluloseAmorphous solidDrugChemistryMaterials scienceChemical engineeringBiochemistryOrganic chemistryPharmacologyEngineeringMedicineAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesEnzyme Production and CharacterizationPolysaccharides Composition and Applications