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Cellulose is a biopolymer (β-(1-4)-D-glucopyranose), the main structural element in plants and bacterial wall. It is the most abundant natural polymer on Earth, its production estimated at 7.5 × 1010 metric tons annually. It is insoluble in water and contains both crystalline and amorphous regions. Its amphiphilic character, arising from the presence and arrangement of the numerous −OH groups (H-bonds, hydrophobic interactions, dispersion forces), determines the properties and behavior of cellulose in aqueous environment [1]. Most cellulose available consists of wood fibers and components of cell walls. Nanocelluloses, composed of nanoscaled structures based on cellulose, are more and more given attention as novel promising nanomaterials. Their physical properties, high surface area, and biological properties (biocompatibility, low toxicity, biodegradability) made them important for biomedical applications in treating skin diseases and in skin care. Very few organisms can synthesize directly nanosized cellulose fibers. Some of those are blue-green algae and bacteria such as Acetobacter xylinum.

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Leonida, M.D., Kumar, I. (2016). Nanocellulose. In: Bionanomaterials for Skin Regeneration. SpringerBriefs in Bioengineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39168-7_10

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