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Cellulose for medical applications: past, present and future

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Nicholas Hoenich

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Abstract

Cellulose is a naturally occurring material found in wood, cotton or hemp and consists of glucose moieties in -(1,4) linkage, forming the basic repeating unit. Chemic-ally it is similar to chitin and chitosan, a deacelytated form of chitin. It was first isolated from wood in 1885 by Charles F. Cross and Edward Bevan at the Jodrell Laboratory of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , London. Blood purification processes such as hemodialysis make extensive use of membranes manufactured from cellulose. In this paper the contribution of cellulose to this field together with its use in other medical areas is discussed.

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Author(s): Hoenich NA

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: BioResources

Year: 2006

Volume: 1

Issue: 2

Pages: 270-280

Print publication date: 01/11/2006

Date deposited: 04/01/2008

ISSN (print): 1930-2126

Publisher: North Carolina State University

URL: http://www.bioresourcesjournal.com/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_01_2_270_280_Hoenich_Cellulose_Medical_Review

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