{"id":706,"date":"2025-07-01T08:48:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T12:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nanocellulosevalley\/?page_id=706"},"modified":"2025-07-01T08:48:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T12:48:45","slug":"research-at-umaine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nanocellulosevalley\/research-at-umaine\/","title":{"rendered":"Research at 91福利"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>91福利 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.\u00a0 Many of these discoveries have resulted in patented technology, which is available to license.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id706_c1e515-c5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id706_c1e515-c5 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id706_c1e515-c5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id706_c1e515-c5 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id706_c1e515-c5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id706_c1e515-c5 > 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.kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc706_c782b6-75 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc706_c782b6-75 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc706_c782b6-75 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc706_c782b6-75 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-auto kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-108\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nanocellulosevalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/592\/2020\/10\/Bousfield.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of professor Douglas Bousfield\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nanocellulosevalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/592\/2020\/10\/Bousfield.jpg 200w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nanocellulosevalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/592\/2020\/10\/Bousfield-93x140.jpg 93w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dr. Doug Bousfield<br>Director, Paper Surface Science Program<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Leveraging the grease\/oxygen barrier properties of nanocellulose in packaging<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column706_35649e-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column706_35649e-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column706_35649e-4b > 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(max-width: 1024px) 62vw,240px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dr. Mehdi Tajvidi<br>Assistant Professor of Renewable Nanomaterials<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nanocellulosevalley\/2020\/10\/26\/revolutionizing-construction-materials\/\">Exploring wood-based packaging and building products using nanocellulose<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column706_98045f-83 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column706_98045f-83 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column706_98045f-83 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column706_98045f-83 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column706_98045f-83 > .kt-inside-inner-col > 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wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-auto kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-101\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nanocellulosevalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/592\/2020\/10\/Mason.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Professor Michael Mason\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nanocellulosevalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/592\/2020\/10\/Mason.png 200w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nanocellulosevalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/592\/2020\/10\/Mason-93x140.png 93w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dr. Michael Mason<br>Professor of Biomedical Engineering<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nanocellulosevalley\/2020\/10\/26\/building-bone-and-beyond\/\">Using nanocellulose to make bio-compatible bone replacements<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id706_52a1a7-c7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id706_52a1a7-c7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id706_52a1a7-c7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id706_52a1a7-c7 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id706_52a1a7-c7 > 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referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column706_73be2a-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column706_73be2a-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column706_73be2a-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column706_73be2a-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column706_73be2a-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column706_73be2a-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column706_73be2a-f1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column706_73be2a-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column706_73be2a-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column706_73be2a-f1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>A small sample of recent publications from 91福利 researchers involving the study of nanocellulose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link-springer-com.wv-o-ursus-proxy02.ursus.maine.edu\/article\/10.1007\/s10570-020-03257-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A comparative study of methods for porosity determination of cellulose based porous materials<\/a><br>Muhammad R. Hossen, Matthew W. Talbot, Raymond Kennard, Douglas W. Bousfield &amp; Michael D. Mason, <em>Cellulose<\/em>, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www-sciencedirect-com.wv-o-ursus-proxy02.ursus.maine.edu\/science\/article\/pii\/S014486172031184X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cellulose and lignocellulose nanofibril suspensions and films: A comparison<\/a><br>Amini, E., Hafez, I., Tajvidi, M., &amp; Bousfield, D. W., <em>Carbohydrate Polymers, <\/em>2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1359836820333473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Towards the scale-up production of cellulose nanocomposites using melt processing: A critical review on structure-processing-property relationships<\/a><br>Wang, L., Gardner, D. J., Wang, J., Yang, Y., Tekinalp, H. L., Tajvidi, M., &amp; Ozcan, S., <em>Composites Part B: Engineering<\/em>, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2214289419306027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cellulose nanofibrils versus cellulose nanocrystals: Comparison of performance in flexible multilayer films for packaging applications<\/a><br>Hafez, I., Amini, E., &amp; Tajvidi, M., <em>Food Packaging and Shelf Life<\/em>, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10570-017-1320-z?wt_mc=Internal.Event.1.SEM.ArticleAuthorOnlineFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Isolation of lignocellulose nanofibrils (LCNF) and application<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10570-017-1320-z?wt_mc=Internal.Event.1.SEM.ArticleAuthorOnlineFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">as<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10570-017-1320-z?wt_mc=Internal.Event.1.SEM.ArticleAuthorOnlineFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> adhesive replacement in wood composites: example of fiberboard<\/a><br>Cherif&nbsp;Ibrahima&nbsp;Khalil Diop, Mehdi Tajvidi, Michael A. 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