Kusano Sakko then developed a cellulose acetate resin reinforced with the nanofibres in collaboration with Kenji Takahashi at Kanazawa University. They will start pilot-scale production in 2023.

An curved arrow pointing right. Juliette Mallet is the founder of Coucou Suzette, a company that creates playful accessories using cellulose acetate. This includes hair clips, hair claws ...

Using Fibnano, Kusano Sakko and Kanazawa University also developed a plant-based plastic, called Fibnano Resin, which combines Fibnano with cellulose acetate, a common plant-derived, biodegradable ...

Most cigarette butts contain a filter made of cellulose acetate fibre, a type of a bioplastic. But researchers found filters from un-smoked cigarettes had almost the same effect on plant growth as ...