A Biosynthesis Method of Color-tunable Fluorescent Cellulose <italic style="font-style: italic">via In situ</italic> Polymerization Using Microbial Systems

Hao-Jie Zhang; Yu-Jie Chang; Hai-Ying Chen; Wen-Xiao Du; Da-Peng Yang; Lei Han

doi:10.1007/s10118-025-3376-9

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A Biosynthesis Method of Color-tunable Fluorescent Cellulose via In situ Polymerization Using Microbial Systems

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- A Biosynthesis Method of Color-tunable Fluorescent Cellulose via In situ Polymerization Using Microbial Systems
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 43, Issue 8, Pages: 1284-1292(2025)
- Affiliations：
  
  a.College of Life Science, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China
  b.College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
  c.Rehabilitation Science and Engineering, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Qingdao 266113, China
- Author bio：
  
  duwenxiao2007@163.com (W.X.D.)
  yangdp@qztc.edu.cn (D.P.Y.)
  hanlei@qau.edu.cn (L.H.)
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1007/s10118-025-3376-9
  CLC：
- Received：03 March 2025，
  
  Revised：2025-04-17，
  
  Accepted：05 May 2025，
  
  Online First：10 July 2025，
  
  Published：01 August 2025
- Accepted：
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Zhang, H. J.; Chang, Y. J.; Chen, H. Y.; Du, W. X.; Yang, D. P.; Han, L. A Biosynthesis method of color-tunable fluorescent cellulose via in situ polymerization using microbial systems. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43, 1284–1292

Hao-Jie Zhang, Yu-Jie Chang, Hai-Ying Chen, et al. A Biosynthesis Method of Color-tunable Fluorescent Cellulose via In situ Polymerization Using Microbial Systems[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2025, 43(8): 1284-1292. DOI: 10.1007/s10118-025-3376-9.
Zhang, H. J.; Chang, Y. J.; Chen, H. Y.; Du, W. X.; Yang, D. P.; Han, L. A Biosynthesis method of color-tunable fluorescent cellulose via in situ polymerization using microbial systems. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43, 1284–1292 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-025-3376-9.

Hao-Jie Zhang, Yu-Jie Chang, Hai-Ying Chen, et al. A Biosynthesis Method of Color-tunable Fluorescent Cellulose via In situ Polymerization Using Microbial Systems[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2025, 43(8): 1284-1292. DOI: 10.1007/s10118-025-3376-9. DOI：

摘要

A color-tunable fluorescent polymer was successfully synthesized through a biosynthesis approach using triphenylamine-modified glucosamine (TPA-GlcN) and glucose as co-monomers.

Abstract

In recent years

cellulose-based fluorescent polymers have received considerable attention. However

conventional modification methods face challenges such as insolubility in most solvents

fluorescence instability

and environmental risks. In this study

a novel biosynthesis strategy was developed to fabricate fluorescent cellulose by adding fluorescent glucose derivatives to a bacterial fermentation broth. The metabolic activity of bacteria is utilized to achieve

in situ

polymerization of glucose and its derivatives during the synthesis of bacterial cellulose. Owing to the structural similarity between triphenylamine-modified glucose (TPA-GlcN) and glucose monomers

the TPA-GlcN were efficiently assimilated by the bacterial cells and incorporated into the cellulose matrix

resulting in a uniform distribution of fluorescence. The fluorescence color and intensity of the obtained cellulose could be adjusted by varying the amount of the fluorescent glucose derivatives. Compared to the fluorescent cellulose synthesized through physical dyeing

the fluorescence of the products obtained by in situ polymerization showed higher intensity and stability. Furthermore

fluorescent bacterial cellulose can be hydrolyzed into nanocellulose-based ink

which demonstrates exceptional anti-counterfeiting capabilities under UV light. This biosynthesis method not only overcomes the limitations of traditional modification techniques but also highlights the potential of microbial systems as platforms for synthesizing functional polymers.

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A Biosynthesis Method of Color-tunable Fluorescent Cellulose via In situ Polymerization Using Microbial Systems

DOI：10.1007/s10118-025-3376-9

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