The main opportunities in the global cellulose market include rising demand across textiles, cosmetics, and biodegradable ...

Have you ever wondered what that dusty coating on pre-shredded cheese was? We've got the answer, and the good news is that it's totally safe to eat.

A newly developed bacterial cellulose manufacturing technique could lead to strong, multifunctional materials capable of ...

Scientists at Rice University and the University of Houston have created a bacterial cellulose-based ...

The structure of the enzyme that makes cellulose has been uncovered by researchers, a finding that could lead to easier ways of breaking down plant materials to make biofuels and other products and ...

A comprehensive look at how plants build cellulose, a compound used in a variety of humanmade materials including paper and cotton, could have important implications for its use in biofuels.

Many biopolymers, including polysaccharides, must be translocated across at least one membrane to reach their site of biological function. Cellulose is a linear glucose polymer synthesized and ...

A research team affiliated with the Laboratory of Polymeric Materials and Biosorbents at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in Araras, São Paulo state, Brazil, has produced and is testing ...

To build resilient colonies, bacteria make a surprising tweak to a common substance found in cells. Cellulose is the most abundant natural polymer on the planet. It makes celery stringy and plants’ ...

Researchers at Virginia Tech have found a way to make biodegradable packaging stronger while using less energy in the process. The research team from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and ...

Plastics, fuels, and many industrial materials are still largely derived from fossil fuels. These resources contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and long-term environmental degradation. 1 As the ...