Topochemical Engineering & Bioinspired Fabrication

Visit to Leuven Health House

Master Student Carmen Jimenez Abad explores anatomy of virtual human body Chemical engineering students of KU Leuven visit the Leuven Health House as part of the new course Chemical Engineering for Human...

Course@Åbo Akademi: Interface chemistry for fibre based materials 29.1-31.1 2019

This course is of great relevance for researchers interested in fibre technology, papermaking, paper coating and converting, recycling, biocomposites and development of innovative fibre-based products. We will combine the fundamentals of interface...

A Novel Catalyst: Biohybrid cellulose beads

Cellulose-based materials are very attractive for emerging bioeconomy as they are renewable, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly. Cellulose beads are spherical and porous and can be highly engineered to be used as catalyst...

Biochemical process engineering course @ KU Leuven

Welcome to our Master Level course with focus on chemical engineering aspects of bioprocesses and bioproducts. The course has 20 lectures and it is divided in five blocks: 1) Biomolecules 2) Cells...

Polysaccharides for tissue engineering

Biological studies on the importance of carbohydrate moieties in tissue engineering have incited a growing interest in the application of polysaccharides as scaffolds over the past two decades. This review provides a...

Multifunctional hydrogel beads for tissue engineering

Cytocompatible polysaccharide-based functional scaffolds are potential extracellular matrix candidates for soft and hard tissue engineering. This paper describes a facile approach to design cytocompatible, non-toxic, and multifunctional chitosan-cellulose based hydrogel beads utilising...

Cellulose fibre-reinforced biofoam

Traditionally, polymers and macromolecular components used in the foam industry are mostly derived from petroleum. The current transition to a bio-economy creates demand for the use of more renewable feedstocks. Soybean oil...

A new class of superhydrophobic hybrid materials

Technical composite materials derived from renewable sources are always of high importance due to cost-effectiveness and environmental concern. Cellulose, a renewable biopolymer stays constantly at the high realm in terms of valorization...

Solid‐state properties and controlled release of ranitidine hydrochloride

Oxidised cellulose beads (anionic groups 0.1–1.85 mmol g−1) were loaded with ranitidine HCl. Polymorphic form and crystallinity of the drug was assessed by calorimetric and spectrometric techniques. Release profiles were obtained at physiological conditions...

Fluorescent multifunctional fibres

The paper describes the synthesis of multifunctional cellulose derivatives (MCDs) containing a fluorescent and a cationic moiety and their application in the functionalization of pulp fibers. The cellulose derivatives, namely N-(3-propanoic acid)-...