Nanocellulose: It's a Wrap! | Vegar Ottesen | TEDxTrondheim

[@VegarOttesen]

I notice I misspoke, I meant to say we made 322 MILLION metric tonnes in 2015. (Source: Plastics Europe)

[@joelgustafsson9809]

Thanks for saving me on the English presentation Cheers from Sweden

[@Gazomobile]

Thanks for the talk. How is the research progressing?

[@VegarOttesen]

Glad you enjoyed it. The research is progressing nicely, my own portion of the project is coming to a close next month (May), shortly after I defend my PhD thesis at the end of April 2018. The research itself progresses both at RISE-PFI and NTNU in Trondheim, Norway, as well as Åbo Akademi in Turku, Finland. There are many other research groups across the world working on the same problem, and progress continual.

[@juandaros1802]

Vegar Ottesen Hi! I am from Argentina. Me and my team are competing in a Biotec undergraduate competition. We are trying to produce a novel meat packaging bounding lactoferrine to the bacterial cellulose. The thing is that the texture is not even close to normal packaging (it's like a never dried and if we dry it is like a strong paper). Maybe you could give us an advice. Thanks for your attetion!

[@juandaros1802]

Vegar Ottesen 👌👌

[@DoNotFreeze79]

Vegar - Great Ted Talk. I am doing a research project for an undergrad class on nanocellulose. It has been nearly 4 years since this presentation. What new are some new things that you have discovered in that time? Keep up the good work!

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

*More packaging companies need to know about this !* Wonderful material. This NanoCellulose + Paper could replace most of the plastic packaging that does not need transparency.

[@emmanuelosei-bonsu4340]

I wish I could like this video more than once. Great job.

[@sanyatank8754]

There are many factors. One of them is heat/temperature. Rise in temperature would lead to significant thermal decomposition of cellulose at high temperature. Another one is biodegradation. We need to coat the packaging material with an antibacterial coating. This layer/coating should only persist for few months to avoid contamination and degradation of biomaterial from harmful (pathogenic)bacteria.

[@suellenespindola7240]

This was a great TED talk! =) I really think nanocellulose is promising material too. However, I think indeed the safety aspects need to be resolved and that the degradation in nature of paper +nanocellulose should be shown too. Some types of nanocellulose (depends on fabrication method) can be quite intractable. So, if it is degradable in ?3 months?, can you show how? Which types of bugs can degrade nanocellulose fibrils, under which conditions, for how long? Thanks! Hope this research is still on!

[@joepesci8930]

Japan is probably the leading reasearchers on the field of nano-cellulose. They made a fully functioning supercar primarily composed of parts made from nano-cellulose.

[@MichaelSkinner-e9j]

Excellent!

[@MichaelSkinner-e9j]

Besides food packaging, for other applications, is there a way to make it last longer? How does it work in the freezer?

[@olafisele4900]

Very good and inspiring talk. Excellent preparation and delivery - textbook TED. (The missing million is trivial as the film subtitle adds it in; but I think it’s funny that nobody in the filmed audience was flabbergasted or scratching heads.) Does Dr. Ottesen continue NC or maybe also MCC research? Are there opportunities for collaboration with paper & packaging companies in Europe and America?

[@VegarOttesen]

Thank you very much, Dr. Isele. I am indeed continuing to work on cellulose nanomaterials as a post-doctoral researcher for the next few years. Should you be interested in discussing opportunities for collaboration we are certainly open to talk about that. Feel free to drop me a few lines, my contact information is readily available on-line.

[@Amal-fj1hm]

@@VegarOttesen hi sir, the talk was really superb and i would like to let u know that iam doing biotech engineering and on the way to final year project based on cellulose nanocrystals. Is there any way i could get a help from you?

[@MichaelSkinner-e9j]

I wonder, if a composite was made with carbon nanotubes and/or hexagonal graphene boronitride, has anyone tried to apply nanocellulose as an insulating layer against oxygen or other chemicals? Graphene boronitride doesn’t really need it, but it could be applied to act as an additional layer of protection against intrusion, especially if you’re trying to achieve strength similar to titanium

[@MichaelSkinner-e9j]

How does it perform in space?

[@hugofolpp1753]

2:47 HOHOHOH LOL that's one way to show it's safe to eat XD

[@SelvaraajManoharan]

How much will it cost to coat a small cardboard box this should be made into production of a packaging company

[@texwegians]

great job!! :)

[@SelvaraajManoharan]

Who disliked this great video

[@1-10-1-4]

owners of plastic factories.

[@chrisanderson8244]

1.44 because transportation

[@SSchithFoo]

I LOVE IT

[@MTMoldskred]

Tomorrows newspapers: 'Vegar saves humanity'.

[@chrisanderson8244]

2.59

[@samantua]

Всё классно, но шаблонность эмоций - это 3,14**ец

[@christelleansel7018]

Why is this guy not a professor by now? All the bright minds are leaving science.

[@sdgtr4]

problem is nanocelulose is not waterproof. Water disolve nanocelulose,

[@oksanasolod3185]

What happens with nanocellulose after people eat it? We don't know all the biological processes of nanocellulose in human body. Nanocellulose may behave differently compared to cellulose in human body. What are the negative effects of nanocellulose after it was ingested?

[@thecuriousboi]

dude its just wood fibers from trees. Nothing dangerous about it

[@ForskerFrederic]

First!

[@larsjohansson6542]

How do you know it is safe? Answer: you don't! Don't say something is totally safe when you don't have any clue!

[@joepesci8930]

It's made from wood pulp. Do you freak out when you handle a cardboard box?

[@Ak-us3sh]

he ate it

[@thecuriousboi]

the guy literally ate it, its wood fiber from trees?! How is it not safe? You think he would eat it if its not safe? Please your head for once and stop following the bandwagon like everyone else