增强细菌纤维素的生产,使用网状剂量器容器式生物反应器
Joshua Loh1, Thora Arnardottir2,3, Katie Gilmour1
1Living Construction Group, Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment, Department of Applied Sciences, University of Northumbria, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8 UK.
概括
一种新的方法可以通过间歇性养和网状支架实现连续,厚厚的细菌纤维素 (BC) 皮膜生产. 这种可扩展的方法增强了BC属性和多种应用的资源效率.
科学领域:
- 生物材料工程 生物材料工程
- 生物技术是生物技术.
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
背景情况:
- 细菌纤维素 (BC) 具有可取的特性,如生物相容性和机械强度.
- 传统的BC生产仅限于2D形状,这是由于液体-空气界面的皮质形成约束.
- 缺乏对BC形式的控制限制了其应用潜力.
研究的目的:
- 开发一种用于连续,可控制厚度的细菌纤维素膜形成的新方法.
- 为了克服传统的BC制造方法的局限性.
- 提高细菌纤维素的物理性能和生产效率.
主要方法:
- 建立了一种方法,将间歇性批量养与支持性网状支架相结合.
- 通过间歇性养来供应营养物质,维持液体-空气界面的皮质形成.
- 网状脚手架固定皮膜,防止沉浸,并使其持续生长.
主要成果:
- 该方法促进了BC的持续生长,增强了厚度,重量,水容量和机械强度.
- 从250毫升到10升的体积证明了可扩展的培养.
- 在葡萄糖转化为纤维素 (3.4倍) 和水利用效率 (2.4倍) 中观察到显著的改善.
结论:
- 开发的培养方法可以通过连续生长来精确控制BC皮质厚度.
- 这种方法克服了以前的局限性,允许使用更厚,更强的BC材料.
- 这种可扩展和高效的方法扩大了细菌纤维素的潜在应用.
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