Finnish Home Economics Teachers Enabling Sustainability and Consumer Skills for Young People. Proceedings of the Canadian Symposium XVI Issues and Directions for Home Economics/Family Studies/ Human Ecology. Virtual Symposium. Hosted by the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Publications
Scientific publications
2021
Perspectives to a Living Design Medium – First encounters with a fermented indigo vat. Ruukku, Research Catalogue.
Separation of fiber bundles from willow bark using sodium bicarbonate and their novel use in yarns for superior UV protection and antibacterial performance Industrial Crops and Products, Volume 164.
Three Futures Scenarios of Policy Instruments for Sustainable Textile Production and Consumption as Portrayed in the Finnish News Media Sustainability. 13(2): 16 p., 594.
A fungal-based anthraquinone emodin for polylactide and polyethylene terephthalate in supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) dyeing Color Research and Application. 1–7.
2020
Biomordanting of a natural dye from willow bark on cellulosic materials Coloration Technology 2020, 136 (1), 3-14.
Examining safety of biocolourants from fungal and plant sources – examples from Cortinarius and Tapinella, Salix and Tanacetum spp. and dyed woollen fabrics. Antibiotics 2020, 9(5), 266.
2019
Towards sustainable textile materials: Potential Pathways and Dialogues between Disciplines. NORDES 2019: WHO CARES? 3-4 June 2019, Aalto University, Finland.
Theses
Unsupervised clustering-based spectral analysis of bio-dyed textile samples (Master’s thesis, University of Eastern Finland)
Pigments of microorganisms (MA thesis, Contemporary Design, Aalto ARTS)
Neural Networks-Based Biocolor and Artificial Color Classification Using Reflectance Spectra (Master’s thesis, University of Eastern Finland)
Other publications & presentations
2020
Toxicity and human health risks of colourants Is it Safe to Dye? -webinar 18.8.2020
Dyes in the aquatic environment: should we worry about them? Is it Safe to Dye? -webinar 18.8.2020
Consumers’ views on packaging, materials and colours – should the dye be recycled as well? BioColour Splashes -event 17.8.2020, Think Corner, Helsinki
Engaging with materiality and colour from design perspective – Communicating matter/s BioColour Splashes -event 17.8.2020, Think Corner, Helsinki
Engaging with materiality and colour through biocolourants Aalto University web page, 14.8.2020
2019
What is colour and how to produce it BioColour Open for All Kick Off, 11.11.2019, Think Corner, University of Helsinki, oral presentation.
Colourants in the future by synthetic biology BioColour Open for All Kick Off, 11.11.2019, Think Corner, University of Helsinki, oral presentation.
Bio-based Dyes and Pigments for Colour Palette - Combining Traditions with Innovations Dyes in History and Archaeology, 7.-8.11.2019, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, poster presentation.