Bacterial derived nanocellulose textile material

A textile material comprising:

• an oil-infused bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) material, the BNC material comprising
• a porous body comprising a three-dimensional network of pure, never-dried bacterial nanocellulose fibers, the nanocellulose fiber network defining a plurality of interconnected pores;
• and,
• an oil infused within the plurality of pores, wherein the oil by weight is selected from at least 70% of the total weight of the oil-infused BNC material.

A method of preparing an oil-infused bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) material comprising:

• fermenting bacteria to form a porous body of bacterial nanocellulose fibers having a three-dimensional network defining a plurality of interconnected pores;
• mechanically pressing the porous body;
• dehydrating the porous body;
• and,
• infusing the porous body with an oil infusion fluid including an oil so as to entrap the oil in the pores of the porous body and to form an oil-infused BNC material, wherein the oil by weight is selected from at least 70% of the total weight of the oil-infused BNC material.