High performance crystalline nanocellulose using an ancestral endoglucanase

Enzymes are effective at upgrading natural materials to high-performance biomaterials. Here, an ancestral endoglucanase is used to obtain highly crystalline cellulose nanocrystals, which can act as a matrix for cell growth and be combined with graphene for conducting inks.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Borja Alonso-Lerma, Leire Barandiaran, Lorena Ugarte, Izaskun Larraza, Antonio Reifs, Raquel Olmos-Juste, Nerea Barruetabeña, Iban Amenabar, Rainer Hillenbrand, Arantxa Eceiza, Raul Perez-Jimenez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-08-01
Series:Communications Materials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-020-00055-5
Description
Summary:Enzymes are effective at upgrading natural materials to high-performance biomaterials. Here, an ancestral endoglucanase is used to obtain highly crystalline cellulose nanocrystals, which can act as a matrix for cell growth and be combined with graphene for conducting inks.
ISSN:2662-4443