News Archive

6th NanoSustain Newsletter

03 February 2012

The sixth quarterly newsletter is now available to all users of the NanoSustain website and contains updates of the project progress, partner news, exciting collaborations and relevant events notices.

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KTU visit to VTT

25 January 2012

NanoSustain partners, Valentinas Snitka and Denys Naumenko from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) visited fellow project partners, VTT Technical Research Centre, in Finland on 19th January 2012. During the visit KTU gave a presentation on Surface Chemistry Mapping with Tip-Enhanced Raman Microscopy. They discussed common interests and analysis needs in regard to the NanoSustain project. They also paid a visit to the laboratories of the Recycling and Materials Utilisation team and the Fine Particle team.

In the photo there are from left to right: Valentinas Snitka (KTU), Ulrika Backman (VTT), John Bacher (VTT), Margareta Wahlström (VTT), Suvi Aalto (VTT) and Denys Naumenko (KTU).

KTU visit to VTT - January 2012

Fifth NanoSustain Newsletter

07 November 2011

The fifth quarterly newsletter is now available to all users of the NanoSustain website and contains updates of the project progress, how to get the most from our website, exciting collaborations and news of relevant events.

NanoSustain LCA Training Workshop Summary

24 October 2011

WP4 leaders, Michael Steinfeldt and Arnim Gleichh, organised a very successful training workshop on Life Cycle Assessment of Nanomaterials on 26th & 27th September at the University of Bremen. The aim of the workshop was to provide an overview of current methods, present results, and discuss the remaining uncertainties and data gaps remain. Presentations from participants were followed by fruitful and lively discussions; this interaction will be maintained through continuing interaction within the group.

New NanoSustain Ecotoxicity Studies

20 September 2011

New NanoSustain ecotoxicity studies (luminescent bacteria test according to ISO 21338) show that nanocellulose (MFC / MicroFibrillated Cellulose) is not acutely toxic but that the behaviour of these nanomaterials (e.g. agglomeration) strongly depends on the characteristics of the test suspension.

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