OVERVIEW OF INEXPENSIVE PRODUCTION ROUTES OF BACTERIAL CELLULOSE AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

* Centre for Advanced Composite Materials, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia ** Department of Biosciences and Health Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia *** Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Federal University Dutse, PMB 7156 Ibrahim Aliyu Bypass, Dutse Jigawa State, Nigeria **** Bioinspired Innovation Research Group, School of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia ***** School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia ****** Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia ✉Corresponding author: S. I. Abd Razak: saifulizwan@utm.my