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.
Vireo Advisors Has Published the Safer-by-Design Toolbox (SbD Toolbox) to Screen the Safety of Novel Forms of Cellulose Materials
The toolbox includes a suite of physical, chemical, and toxicological testing methods for pre-commercial safety evaluations, as well as compendium of safety data that has been generated to date for first generation cellulose materials (e.g., unmodified MFC) and priority second generation CNs including sulfated (acid hydrolyzed) and carboxyl (TEMPO-oxidized, periodate-chlorite oxidized) surface chemistries.
Nano and sustainable materials: testing, commercialization and regulatory roundup
Our roundup of what’s new and notable in nano and sustainable and materials.
Vireo Advisors Holds a Health and Safety Workshop and Speak at the 2017 TAPPI Nano Conference in Montreal
A record number of over 300 participants attended TAPPI Nanotechnology Division’s 2017 International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials on June 5-8 in Montreal, Canada.
ACS Symposium Series: Nanotechnology: Delivering on a Promise
H. N. Cheng at al. has published a book entitled Nanotechnology: Delivering on a Promise in two volumes based on a symposium from the ACS spring national meeting in March of 2015.
Review Highlights Current State and Path Forward for Characterizing Cellulose Nanomaterial Safety
An opinion piece published in Fibers this month by Camarero-Espinosa and colleagues highlighted the tremendous potential of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) for a wide range of consumer applications.