| abstract |
Device (1) for producing a hollow body from a microbial polymer, in particular microbial cellulose, comprising - a template (3), which is the negative mold of the cavity of the hollow body to be produced and the inner walls of the cavity, - a first reservoir (2) with a mixture (10), which comprises a liquid culture medium and a polymer-forming microorganism, can be filled, - a wetting device (6, 7) for wetting the template (3) with the introduced into the reservoir mixture (10), - a housing (15), which surrounds at least the template (3) and the reservoir (2) so that a mass transfer with the environment (18) of the housing can be prevented, and methods for producing a hollow body made of a microbial polymer or for coating an object with a microbial polymer |