A list of the different research groups participating in the Joint Initiative.
At the Sustainable Materials Laboratory (SML), we focus on the self-assembly of bio-based building blocks into functional materials. Within the context of the JI, we are interested in converting waste protein feedstocks into new materials, for instance as barrier films for packaging. For more information about our research, please check out our group website.
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Cellulose nanomaterials
Protein materials for packaging applications
Mycelium-based composite materials
Website : https://www.epfl.ch/labs/sml/
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Website : https://www.epfl.ch/labs/sunmil/
ETHZ, Mezzenga
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ETHZ, Müller
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EMPA, Nyström
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EMPA, Wäger, Som
In the Environmental Risk Assessment and Management (ERAM) group, we are developing new methods for sustainability and risk assessment of advanced materials and chemicals, with a focus on bio-based materials. As part of the JI, we are taking the lab-scale methods of turning protein waste into functional materials, and assessing what environmental and societal role these could play with up-scaled use. Driving our prospective and holistic approach is the Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) principle, to ensure emerging technologies are safe for humans and other living things, and have a sustainable impact on the environment as a whole.
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Assessment and prioritisation of protein-based functional materials for use in society
Website: https://www.empa.ch/web/s506/eram
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ETHZ, Mezzenga
ETHZ, Müller
EPFL, Stellacci
EPFL, Abitbol
EMPA, Nyström
EMPA, Wäger
BluAct, Bolisetty