“…collagen) (Saska et al, 2012) Ethyl-, propyl-, i-propyl-, nbutyl BC derivatives with better solubility in low polar solvents (Lin et al, 2013b) Improved water solubility (Geyer et al, 1994) Improved protein adsorption (Lin et al, 2015) Hydrophobizat ion of BC surface Active site for further modifications Carbon reactivity: C(6)>>C (2) (Luo et al, 2014b) Shaking conditions result in thinner and longer BC fibers (Mohite and Patil, 2014) 50% loss in fiber diameter (Grande et al, 2009a) Increased microfibril diameter (Ha et al, 2011) Composite with suitable electrical properties (Luo et al, 2014a) Scaffold with improved biocompatibility for bone regeneration (Grande et al, 2009a) Material adsorbent for heavy metals Material with high efficiency in wound healing (Wiegand et al, 2006) Promising material for wound healing therapy (Fu et al, 2014;Phisalaphong and Jatupaiboon, 2008) Composites with great antimicrobial activity ( grafting of methyl terminated octadecyltrichlorosilane (Taokaew et al, 2015) grafting of amine terminated 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (Taokaew et al, 2015) RGD peptides: Attachment through cellulose binding modules ) Attachment through xyloglucan binding modules IKVAV peptide sequence: Attachment through carbohydrate binding modules (Pertile et al, 2012) ɛ-Polylysine: Penetration of a solution into the BC matrix followed by crosslinking with procyanidins (Gao et al, 2011) Poly-L-lysine hydrobromide: Penetration of a solution into the BC matrix (Culebras et al, 2015) Macrophagestimulating protein: Penetration of a solution into the BC matrix (Zhao et al, 2015) Silk fibroin: Penetration of a solution into the BC matrix (Olivera Barud et al, 2015) Growth factors: Penetration of a solution into the BC matrix Shi et al, 2012b) Collagen: Penetration of a solution into the BC matrix Culebras et al, 2015)<...>…”