Newsletter 4/2023

News

Unlocking the Mysteries of Super Black Materials

 

FinnCERES researchers have created a fully bio-based material with ultra-low light reflectance. The team has harnessed the natural properties of wood to develop an alternative to existing super black materials. This innovative approach leads to a strong, nontoxic material that is capable of absorbing an astounding 99.65% of light, breaking the record for the blackest solid wood material ever reported.

 
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Life saving drug detection enabled by nanocellulose

 

In the FinnCERES project LA-FAST, our researchers are developing fast, highly sensitive, and selective small molecule sensors that can detect drugs with high precision. They use nanocellulose to disperse carbon nanotubes which in turn enhance the small molecule detection. This innovative approach enables the detection of small molecules in ultra-low quantities, potentially saving lives by providing timely intervention. 

 
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Season Greetings!

 

The FinnCERES Team wishes you wonderful holiday season as well as happiness, success, and good health in the coming year.

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NEW! Learn more about FinnCERES-funded research projects

Research highlights

 

 

Wood-based superblack

 

 

 

Nature Communications 2023

Bin Zhao et al. 

 
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Adsorption of Polystyrene from Theta Condition on Cellulose and Silica Studied by Quartz Crystal Microbalance

  

Langmuir 2023

Katri S. Kontturi et al. 

 
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Antimicrobial Efficacy of Solar Disinfection in Cellulose Fiber Supported Photoactive Materials

 

Materialstoday Communications 2023 Daniel Langerreiter et al.

 
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Viscoelastic phenomena in methylcellulose aqueous systems: Application of fractional calculus

 

Food Hydrocolloids 2024, 147, 109334

Isaac Y. Miranda-Valdez et al.

 
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Events

FinnCERES Flagship and Aalto Bioinnovation Center are organizing IMPACT Forum - Sustainability through innovative bio-based materials event on April 25-26, 2024. Please save the date!

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