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Last updated: November 23, 2020 @2:46 pm

Johan Foster, PhD

Professor
NSERC Canfor Industrial Research Chair in Advanced Bioproducts
Faculty of Applied Science
Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Vancouver Campus
Fields
Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Expertise

fibers, bioproducts, cellulose nanomaterials, processing and deformation of nanocomposites, biomedical devices, biomaterials, bio-sourced, nanomaterials, characterization

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E. Johan Foster (He/Him/His)
johan.foster@ubc.ca
https://www.chbe.ubc.ca/profile/e-johan-foster/
Twitter/ UBC_AdvMat
In the Media

UBC researchers develop biodegradable masks made from B.C. wood fibres – Global BC, May 2020
UBC researchers develop biodegradable medical masks made from wood fibre – CBC, May 2020
Biodegradable made-in-Canada N95 mask being developed at UBC – CTV, May 2020
These face masks protecting against COVID-19 are biodegradable and locally-sourced – Mashable, May 2020
Those COVID-19 masks, gloves and wipes we’re all using are polluting land and sea – CBC The National, June 2020
What Can Be Done Before Disposable Face Masks And Gloves Become A Global Plastics Nightmare? – Vogue, June 2020
Discarded coronavirus PPE ending up in the ocean – NBC, June 2020
The fight to ban single-use plastics has been set back by the pandemic–but innovative new products are coming to the rescue – Toronto Star, June 2020
Biodegradable masks – BBC, June 2020


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