The Vireo Advisors blog brings you the latest news and developments in safe, sustainable and bio-based materials and products including novel foods and sustainable nanomaterials.
Paper-Based Scaffolding for Culturing Tissue Vasculature
Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have discovered a way to create paper-based cell culture scaffolds that model tissue vasculature.
Governments Agree to Global Ban on PFOA at UN Meeting
Governments agreed to a global ban of PFOA - a persistent pollutant with known harmful effects on health and the environment - during the 9th Conference of the Parties (COP9) of the Stockholm Convention.
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Publishes "Toxicological effects of ingested nanocellulose in in vitro intestinal epithelium and in vivo rat models "
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have published findings that demonstrate ingested nanocellulose has little acute toxicity when gavaged at low doses.
Jo Anne Shatkin Receives the 2019 TAPPI Nano Division Leadership and Service Award
Vireo Advisors Founder and President Jo Anne Shatkin received the 2019 TAPPI Nanotechnology Division Leadership and Service Award in Chiba, Japan, on June 5 in recognition of her contributions toward establishing the safety of cellulose nanomaterials.
PET-Degrading Enzymes Discovered
Scientists have discovered enzymes capable of degrading polyethylene terephthalate (PET).