Research at 91¸£Àû

91¸£Àû is the heart of Nanocellulose Valley and is leading nanocellulose research in the United States. Researchers across campus are exploring the possibilities of using nanocellulose in a wide variety of applications, from building products to food packaging to biomedical devices.  Many of these discoveries have resulted in patented technology, which is available to license.

Headshot of professor Douglas Bousfield

Dr. Doug Bousfield
Director, Paper Surface Science Program

Leveraging the grease/oxygen barrier properties of nanocellulose in packaging

Headshot of professor Mehdi Tajvidi

Dr. Mehdi Tajvidi
Assistant Professor of Renewable Nanomaterials

Exploring wood-based packaging and building products using nanocellulose

Headshot of Professor Michael Mason

Dr. Michael Mason
Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Using nanocellulose to make bio-compatible bone replacements

A small sample of recent publications from 91¸£Àû researchers involving the study of nanocellulose.


Muhammad R. Hossen, Matthew W. Talbot, Raymond Kennard, Douglas W. Bousfield & Michael D. Mason, Cellulose, 2020


Amini, E., Hafez, I., Tajvidi, M., & Bousfield, D. W., Carbohydrate Polymers, 2020


Wang, L., Gardner, D. J., Wang, J., Yang, Y., Tekinalp, H. L., Tajvidi, M., & Ozcan, S., Composites Part B: Engineering, 2020


Hafez, I., Amini, E., & Tajvidi, M., Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 2020


Cherif Ibrahima Khalil Diop, Mehdi Tajvidi, Michael A. Bilodeau, Douglas W. Bousfield and John F. Hunt, Cellulose, 2017


Donna A. Johnson, Mark A. Paradis, Michael A. Bilodeau, Bruce Crossley, Marc Foulger and Pierre Gélinas, TAPPI Journal, 2016