Essays about: "Functional materials. Biotechnology"
Found 4 essays containing the words Functional materials. Biotechnology.
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1. Lignin in Cosmetics: State of the Art : Discerning the value of lignin in the cosmetic industry
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologiAbstract : This study was carried out at the Department of Nanotechnology and Functional Materials,Uppsala University, one of several places where the interest of lignin in cosmetics is constantly growing. The functionalities of lignin have been studied to a great extent revealing its potential as a natural biopolymer to serve as a replacement for environmentally hazardous components in cosmetic formulations, namely UV-filters in sunscreens. READ MORE
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2. Development of Fungal Leather-like Material from Bread Waste
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : Food waste and fashion pollution are two of the significant global environmental issues throughout the recent past. In this research, it was investigated the feasibility of making a leather-like material from bread waste using biotechnology as the bridging mechanism. READ MORE
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3. Biobaserade barriärmaterial : källor, materialegenskaper och användningsområden
University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular SciencesAbstract : Plast är ett begrepp som innefattar flertalet material och de används inom många områden. Konventionell plast baseras på fossila resurser vilket är en icke-förnyelsebar källa och problematik som lyfts fram med konventionell plast är kolavtrycket och det avfall som plastindustrin bidrar till. READ MORE
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4. Developing methods for distributing particles in electrospun materials
University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologiAbstract : The time when it will be possible to grow complex organs in a lab environment comes closerdue to the rapid progress taking place in the area of biotechnology and tissue engineering.Various tissue engineering methods of creating artificial scaffolds has evolved, one of thosebeing electrospinning. READ MORE