About the Study

Journal: Environmental Science: Advances

Title: “Microbial nanocellulose biotextiles for a circular materials economy.”

Authors: Theanne N. Schiros12, Romare Antrobus23, Delfina Far´ias1, Yueh-Ting Chiu3, Christian Tay Joseph2, Shanece Esdaille2, Gwen Karen Sanchirico1, Grace Miquelon1, Dong An4, Sebastian T. Russell4, Adrian M. Chitu5, Susanne Goetz6, Anne Marika Verploegh Chasse7, Colin Nuckolls8, Sanat K. Kumar4, and Helen H. Lu23.

1. Department of Science and Mathematics, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY 10001, USA
2. Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
3. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
4. Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
5. Materials Science and Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
6. Surface/Textile Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY 10001, USA
7. Footwear and Accessories Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY 10001, USA
8. Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA

The study was supported by National Science Foundation, MRSEC program through Columbia on Precision-Assembled Quantum Materials (PAQM), grant DMR-2011738 (TNS, RA, Y-TC, HHL, CTJ, SE, DA, STR), the National Institutes of Health, grant NIH-NIAMS 1R01-AR07352901 (HHL), and a DoD CDMRP award, grant W81XWH-15-1-0685 (HHL).

COI: The authors declare no financial or other conflicts of interest.