Is natural better? An ecotoxicity study of anthraquinone dyes Chemosphere Volume 343, December 2023, 140174
Publications
Scientific publications
2023
“It probably could’ve done with less plastic” – Consumers’ cyclical and uneasy relationship with food packaging Frontiers in sustainability, Sec. Sustainable Consumption, no 4.
Packaging journey from retail to home: How the meaning of sustainability for colour transforms International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, 51(13), 47-63
Unsupervised Spectral Analysis of Bio-Dyed Textile Samples International Journal of Network Dynamics and Intelligence. 2023, 2(2), 100001
In Situ Adsorption of Red Onion (Allium cepa) Natural Dye on Cellulose Model Films and Fabrics Exploiting Chitosan as a Natural Mordant ACS Omega 2023, 8, 6, 5451–5463. Publication Date:January 31, 2023
2022
Waterless Dyeing and In Vitro Toxicological Properties of Biocolorants from Cortinarius sanguineus Journal of Fungi. 2022; 8(11):1129
Sustainable eco-luxury in the Scandinavian context In Henninger, C. & Athwal, N. (Eds.) Sustainable Luxury – An international perspective. Palgrave MacMillan, Springer Nature, pp. 35-57.
Effect of Hybrid Type and Harvesting Season on Phytochemistry and Antibacterial Activity of Extracted Metabolites from Salix Bark Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 70(9), 2948-2956
2021
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
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
Toxicity of Bisorbibutenolide in Human Hepatic HEPG2 Cells (Master’s thesis, University of Eastern Finland)
Toxicity of Biocolourants – In Vitro Study on Toxicity of Bisorbicillinol (Master’s thesis, University of Eastern Finland)
Toxicity of Biocolorant Emodin in Human Hepatic HEPG2 Cells (Master’s thesis, University of Eastern Finland)
Using Transfer Learning to Improve Training of Bio-colour Predictions (Master’s thesis, University of Eastern Finland)
Data Augmentation Methods for Deep Learning Neural Networks (Master’s thesis, University of Eastern Finland)
Deep Learning Neural Network Based on Image Filters (Master’s thesis, University of Eastern Finland)
Deep Learning for the classification of plants with natural colourants (Master’s thesis, University of Eastern Finland)
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
2023
Biocolours – Sustainable stories from nature, lab and industry Aalto ARTS Books, Espoo, Finland
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.
Learning materials
Biocolour – Exploring Sustainable Colour online exhibition tour Instagram live recording 22.10.2021
BioColour in media
Biocolour – Exploring Sustainable Colour online exhibition tour Instagram live recording 22.10.2021