Value-addition of cellulose nanofibers (CNF) by developing food packaging materials and assessment on food safety

Principal Investigator: Balunkeswar Nayak (School of Food and Agriculture, UMaine) Partners: Jinwu Wang (U.S. Forest Services), Douglas J. Gardner (FBRI, ASCC and School of Forest Resources, UMaine), Mehdi Tajvidi (School of Forest Resources, UMaine), Douglas Bousfield (Chemical and Biological Engineering, UMaine) Abstract: This application proposes research-based training of a graduate student at UMaine. The student will read more Value-addition of cellulose nanofibers (CNF) by developing food packaging materials and assessment on food safety