Johan Foster

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Faculty of Applied Science

Johan’s research currently focuses on structuration, functionalization and fundamental aspects of reinforcement and deformation in polymers and bio-products, and the application of that science to engineering of novel implantable materials and lightweight materials, 3D printing and various responsive “smart-polymers-and-materials” applications.

Publications

Adjustable film properties of cellulose nanofiber and cellulose nanocrystal composites Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022
Alternative proton exchange membrane based on a bicomponent anionic nanocellulose system Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024
Anchored metallocene linear low-density polyethene cellulose nanocrystal composites Polymer International, 2021
Betulin Self-Assembly: From High Axial Aspect Crystals to Hedgehog Suprastructures Advanced Functional Materials, 2022
Binary mixture of subcritical water and acetone: a hybrid solvent system towards the production of lignin nanoparticles Reaction Chemistry and Engineering, 2024
Carbonated hydroxyapatite-assisted visible light degradation of methylene blue International Journal of Ceramic Engineering and Science, 2022
Characterization of the supramolecular structures of cellulose nanocrystals of different origins Cellulose, 2021
Controlled shape memory effects of magnetic polymer nanocomposites by induction heating Green Materials, 2021
Development of a pH-responsive intelligent label using low molecular weight chitosan grafted with phenol red for food packaging applications International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024
Direct milling: Efficient, facile, and green method for processing fibrillated cellulose/polymeric nanocomposites with boosted thermomechanical and rheological performance Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023
Enabling mechanically adaptive 4D printing with cellulose nanocrystals Green Materials, 2021
Enabling mechanically adaptive 4d-printing with cellulose nanocrystals Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings, 2021
Fungal-derived adsorption membrane to capture potentially toxic elements Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024
Green and sustainable fabrication of DES-pretreated high-strength densified wood Wood Science and Technology, 2024
Hybrid graphenic and iron oxide photocatalysts for the decomposition of synthetic chemicals Communications Engineering, 2024
Hydrophobized lignin nanoparticle-stabilized Pickering foams: building blocks for sustainable lightweight porous materials Materials Advances, 2024
Improved thermomechanical and rheological properties of polypropylene composites with thermomechanical pulp for injection molding Polymer Composites, 2024
Improvement in the Thermomechanical Properties and Adhesion of Wood Fibers to the Polyamide 6 Matrix by Sequential Ball Milling Technique ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2024
Mechanical and structural characterization of pineapple leaf fiber Fibers, 2021
Microstructured poly(ether-ether-ketone)-hydroxyapatite composites for bone replacements Journal of Composite Materials, 2021
Model development of aqueous diffusion softening transition in thermoplastic polyurethane cellulose nanocrystal composites Composites Science and Technology, 2022
Particle Size Distributions for Cellulose Nanocrystals Measured by Transmission Electron Microscopy: An Interlaboratory Comparison Analytical Chemistry, 2020
Plant-based, aqueous, water-repellent sprays for coating textiles Soft Matter, 2023
Preparation of isolated guard cells, containing cell walls, from Vicia faba PLoS ONE, 2024
Proton Exchange Membranes from Sulfonated Lignin Nanocomposites for Redox Flow Battery Applications Small, 2024
Snail Based Carbonated-Hydroxyapatite Material as Adsorbents for Water Iron (II) Materials, 2022
Structural dependence of PFAS oxidation in a boron doped diamond-electrochemical system Environmental Research, 2024
Subcritical water digestion of woody biomass: extraction of cellulose nanomaterials under acid-lean condition Nanoscale Advances, 2024
Sustainable compressed biocomposite: Review on development and novel approaches Materials Today Communications, 2023
Sustainable micro-cellulosic additives for high-density fiber cement: emphasis on rheo-mechanical properties and cost-performance analysis RSC Sustainability, 2024
The influence of pineapple leaf fiber orientation and volume fraction on methyl methacrylate-based polymer matrix for prosthetic socket application Polymers, 2021
Transmission electron microscopy image analysis effects on cellulose nanocrystal particle size measurements Cellulose, 2022
Understanding the Mechanical Reinforcement of Metal-Organic Framework-Polymer Composites: The Effect of Aspect Ratio ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2021
Unraveling lignin degradation in fibre cement via multidimensional fluorometry Scientific Reports, 2023
Valorization of cannabis green waste to cellulose nanomaterials via phosphoric acid hydrolysis Industrial Crops and Products, 2023

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