Chapter 11 - Optoelectronic Devices from Bacterial NanoCellulose

Abstract

In recent years, we have been observing a rapid and growing interest concerning the utilization of biological materials for a wide range of applications. One of the most representative example is cellulose, not only as a raw material for pulp and paper production, but also for the development of advanced materials/products with tailor-made properties, especially based on nanostructures. Bacterial cellulose has demonstrated to be a remarkably versatile biomaterial and can be used in a wide variety of applications like: paper, textile, food industry, medicine, cosmetics and more recently in optoelectronic devices. In this chapter we will review the main applications of bacterial cellulose in electronics, either as a substrate (passive) or as a real electronic material (active), taking into account the expertise as well as, for the first time, the major achievements at CENIMAT|i3N in the area of bacterial cellulose applied to Paper Electronics.