Swarnalok De, Viivi Mäkelä, Matteo Iannacchero, Maija Vaara, Fevzihan Basarir, Hossein Baniasadi, Sharon Saarinen, Jani Sainio, Kristiina Mäkinen, Mauri A. Kostiainen, Jaana Vapaavuori Advanced Science, 2026, 13, e24247 Abstract: Movement-sensing textiles are crucial for advancing wearable technology, providing solutions for real-time human motion monitoring. Textile-integrated piezoresistive sensors often struggle with balancing sensitivity and mechanical stability, alongs

Lauri Leskinen, Elena Melnik, E. Yee Lim, Mery Lempinen, Nelli Kaskirinne, Simo Levan, Hanna Romppainen, Aaro Uusitalo, Jinze Dou Bioresource Technology, 2026, 457, 134930 Abstract: Pressure to decrease freshwater consumption at pulp mills is causing an increase in deposit problems, as higher probability of scaling and precipitation is contributed to the increasing concentrations of these compounds in the process streams. The goal of this study was to characterize the compo

Roozbeh Abidnejad, Hossein Baniasadi, Ziba Fathi, Alexey Khakalo, Ari Kankkunen, Ari Seppälä, Orlando J. Rojas, Maryam Roza Yazdani McCord, Bruno D. Mattos, Eero Kontturi Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 538, 176621 Abstract: In this study, leakage-free, multifunctional foams were prepared by incorporating polyethylene glycol (PEG) with different molecular weights (2000, 4000, 6000, 8000) into cellulose nanofiber (CNF)–silica Pickering foams. The resulting constructs com

Klara Hackenstrass, Nissa Nurfajrin Solihat, Paula Nousiainen, Monika Österberg, Sara Florisson, Jakob Wohlert, Malin Wohlert Biomacromolecules, 2026, 27, 3533 Abstract: Lignin solubility is critical for extraction, tailoring processing, and downstream applications. Understanding the factors governing its solubility helps understand the behavior of this chemically heterogeneous aromatic biopolymer that has found increasing use in recent years. This study explores the molecu

Han Tao, Sunghwan Jo, Guang Chu, Xiaoyu Qi, Irene Estévez, Angel Lizana, Wenyang Xu, Shengwei Deng, Agustin Mihi, Eero Kontturi Advanced Materials, 2026, 38, e199642 Abstract: Achieving scalable fabrication with precise control of chiroptical properties in chiral plasmonic materials remains challenging. We present a new family of engineered chiroptical composites comprising linearly assembled gold nanoparticle arrays integrated with cholesteric self-assembled cellulose nanocr

Mari Heikkinen, Malar Auxilia Francis, Kristoffer Meinander, Girish C. Tewari, Mikko Nisula, Maarit Karppinen J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, 14, 17229 Abstract: Here we report a three-precursor atomic/molecular layer deposition (ALD/MLD) process for the fabrication of copper-based coordination polymer thin films for thermoelectric applications. This process mimics the wet chemical synthesis of poly[metal-ethenetetrathiolate] (poly[M-ETT]) polymers based on a trans-metalation reac

Sahar Babaeipour, Denis Curtil, Monika Österberg, Julien Bras Progress in Organic Coatings, 2026, 215, 110069 Abstract: The growing demand for sustainable and recyclable alternatives to plastic packaging has driven the development of 3D-formed fiber-based materials. While fiber-based packages are biodegradable and compatible with paper recycling streams, their high porosity and poor resistance to moisture and grease limits their use in food packaging applications. Herein we

Daryna Diment, MiJung Cho, Davide Rigo, Michael Hummel ChemSusChem, 2026, 19, e202501985 Abstract: Lignin and lignin–carbohydrate complexes (LCCs) were isolated using AquaSolv Omni (AqSO). The process involves hydrothermal treatment of wood followed by organic solvent extraction, using a sequential fractionation approach with water-based alkaline (1 wt%), ethanol, and acetone solutions. This strategy allowed for isolating different lignin/LCCs fractions with varying structu