A study has elucidated the mechanism by which bacterial cellulose mediates plant tissue regeneration. The work has been ...

Recent research into bacterial cellulose patches may speed plants' recovery, improve grafting and help with preservation.

Cellulose is everywhere. In fact, it is the most abundant organic molecule on the Earth! It’s in (but not limited to) our food, clothing, and plastics, and the cellulose compound nitrocellulose is ...

The vast majority of the world's ethanol is produced from either corn or sugarcane. Cellulose is an important structural material for plants, and it is made up of many repeating sugar units.

The growth of the vegetarian casing market is driven by increasing demand for plant-based and halal-certified alternatives, rising health consciousness, advancements in food technology, and expanding ...

But plant-based ‘bioplastics’ are not new. The first man-made plastic was made in 1862 using cellulose, the main component of plant cell walls, pre-dating the petroleum-based plastics that ...

It was once believed that cellulose was the structural material in the cell walls of all green plants. Now it appears that other substances are employed for this purpose in certain marine algae ...

They are used in cleaning our drinking water, treating sewage, processing foods and keeping pharmaceuticals safe—membranes ...

The sponge, coated with nanoparticles that have an affinity for pollutants, can collect metals like zinc and copper, as well as phosphate, and in previous iterations has successfully pulled lead from ...

A team of engineers at Westlake University, Zhejiang Normal University and Shaoxing University, all in China, has tested the ...