Ex situ development and characterization of green antibacterial bacterial cellulose-based composites for potential biomedical applications

This study is aimed to cost-effectively produce bacterial cellulose (BC) and impart it with antimicrobial activity by introducing bactericidal plant extracts into its three-dimensional matrix through an ex situ modification strategy. Briefly, the fruit wastes were utilized as the carbon source for BC production by Gluconacetobacter hansenii, followed by impregnation of bioactive extracts of Anogeissus dhofarica and Withania somnifera plants....