Food Industry Research and Development Institute

Hsu-Chou Hsiao

Chii-Cherng Liao

Jinn-Tsyy Lai

Yan-Hwa Chu

Han-Ken Chen

Chung-Liang Chu

Fwu-Lin Lee

Pei-Ying Chen

Ting-Sheng Lu

A composite of bacterial cellulose and capsules embedded therein is prepared, for example calcium alginate capsules encapsulating functional components being discretely embedded in a matrix ofcellulose. The functional components may be drugs, probiotics or nutrients, such as fungal polysaccharide.

Bacterial cellulose composite with capsules embedded therein and preparation thereof

A technique for producing microbial cellulose is provided, including: preparing a liquid medium for microbial cultivation in a container; horizontally rotating multiple hollow tubes that are fitted together or separated from one another, so that each of the hollow tubes is alternately partially immersed in the liquid medium and partially exposed above the horizontal surface of the liquid medium; wherein each of the hollow tubes has a rough outer surface and a smooth inner surface, so as to allow microorganisms to form microbial cellulose on the outer surface of each hollow tube, as well as forming sheets of microbial cellulose on the horizontal surface of the liquid medium not being disturbed by the hollow tubes, and removing the microbial cellulose from the outer surfaces of the hollow tubes in order to obtain tubular microbial cellulose. In addition, the sheets of microbial cellulose are also harvested from the liquid medium.

Bioreactor and method for producing microbial cellulose

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Hsinchu, Taiwan

Hsu-Chou Hsiao