Aalto doctoral candidate Daniel Langerreiter visited IQS School of Engineering, Universitat Ramon Llull (Barcelona, Spain) to conduct photodynamic inactivation measurements of the cellulosic hybrid material.

The work aimed at enhancing the final results of the FinnCERES SolarSafe project focusing on the development of self-sterilizing, yet biodegradable, materials, by merging the photoinactivation properties of organic photosensitizers with mechanical properties of cellulose. The research visit was performed under the supervision of Prof. Santi Nonell, well renowed director of the Photobiology School of the European Society for Photobiology.
