Tiina Nypelö

Associate Professor at Applied Chemistry

Associate professor, Bio-based materials
Affiliated with Wallenberg Wood Science Center (wwsc.se).
Director and co-founder of All Wood Composite Platform at Chalmers (www.chalmers.se/en/areas-of-advance/materials/Scientific%20initiatives/All-Wood-Composite-Platform)

Doctor of Science degree from Aalto University, from Forest Products Technology, Finland, 2012
Master of Science degree in Textile technology, fiber materials science, from Tampere University of Technology, Finland, 2007

Research Agenda:
The core is to build from liquid-rich state, gels, emulsions, dispersions, solutions, colloids toward solid organizations. She combines forest products technology, materials science and renewable resources for advancing sustainable materials engineering. The research efforts involve cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignins with emphasis on surface, interface, and intermolecular interactions.

Director of studies, graduate school of Materials science – Chemistry and chemical engineering
Vice precident of education (interim), European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (epnoe.edu)

Source: chalmers.se
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Showing 54 publications

2025

Foaming and cross-linking of cellulose fibers using phytic acid

Eliott Orzan, Aitor Barrio, Veronika Biegler et al
Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 347
Journal article
2025

Pulp fibre foams: Morphology and mechanical performance

Markus Wagner, Veronika Biegler, Sebastian Wurm et al
Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. Vol. 188
Journal article
2024

Elucidation of cellulose phosphorylation with phytic acid

Eliott Orzan, Aitor Barrio, Stefan Spirk et al
Industrial Crops and Products. Vol. 218
Journal article
2024

Deciphering heterogeneous enzymatic surface reactions on xylan using surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy

Jana B. Schaubeder, Peter Fürk, Richard Amering et al
Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 337
Journal article
2024

Role of intrinsic and extrinsic xylan in softwood kraft pulp fiber networks

Jana B. Schaubeder, Stefan Spirk, Lukas Fliri et al
Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 323
Journal article
2024

How Resilient is Wood Xylan to Enzymatic Degradation in a Matrix with Kraft Lignin?

Jana B. Schaubeder, Christian Ganser, Tiina Nypelö et al
Biomacromolecules. Vol. 25 (6), p. 3532-3541
Journal article
2024

Cellulose modified to host functionalities via facile cation exchange approach

Panagiotis Spiliopoulos, Saül Llacer Navarro, Eliott Orzan et al
Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 332
Journal article
2024

Role of xylan in softwood kraft pulp fiber sheets and fiber foams

Jana B. Schaubeder, Veronika Biegler, Stefan Spirk et al
TAPPICon 2024
Paper in proceeding
2023

Anion-Specific Adsorption of Carboxymethyl Cellulose on Cellulose

Vishnu Arumughan, Hüsamettin Deniz Özeren, M. S. Hedenqvist et al
Langmuir. Vol. 39 (42), p. 15014-15021
Journal article
2023

Challenges in nano-structured fluid flows for assembly into hierarchical biomaterials

Roland Kádár, Ann Terry, Kim Nygård et al
AIP Conference Proceedings. Vol. 2997
Paper in proceeding
2023

Carboxylation of sulfated cellulose nanocrystals by family AA9 lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases

Saül Llacer Navarro, Monika Tõlgo, Lisbeth Olsson et al
Cellulose. Vol. 30 (15), p. 9331-9347
Journal article
2023

Morphology and swelling of thin films of dialcohol xylan

Chonnipa Palasingh, Rupert Kargl, Karin Stana Kleinschek et al
Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 313
Journal article
2023

Potential of Wood Hemicelluloses and Their Derivates as Food Ingredients

Felix Abik, Chonnipa Palasingh, Mamata Bhattarai et al
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Vol. 71 (6), p. 2667-2683
Review article
2022

Calcium Ion-Induced Structural Changes in Carboxymethylcellulose Solutions and Their Effects on Adsorption on Cellulose Surfaces

Vishnu Arumughan, Tiina Nypelö, Merima Hasani et al
Biomacromolecules. Vol. 23 (1), p. 47-56
Journal article
2022

Spatioselective surface chemistry for the production of functional and chemically anisotropic nanocellulose colloids

Katja Heise, Tetyana Koso, Alistair W. T. King et al
Journal of Materials Chemistry A. Vol. 121
Review article
2022

Phase transitions of cellulose nanocrystal suspensions from nonlinear oscillatory shear

Sylwia Wojno, Mina Fazilati, Tiina Nypelö et al
Cellulose. Vol. 29 (7), p. 3655-3673
Journal article
2022

Dynamic and Static Assembly of Sulfated Cellulose Nanocrystals with Alkali Metal Counter Cations

P. Petschacher, Reza Ghanbari, C. Sampl et al
Nanomaterials. Vol. 12
Journal article
2022

Xylan-cellulose thin film platform for assessing xylanase activity

Jana B. Schaubeder, Jonas Ravn, Eliott Jean Quentin Orzan et al
Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 294
Journal article
2022

Magnetic cellulose: does extending cellulose versatility with magnetic functionality facilitate its use in devices?

Tiina Nypelö
Journal of Materials Chemistry C. Vol. 10 (3), p. 805-818
Review article
2022

Modification of xylan via an oxidation–reduction reaction

Chonnipa Palasingh, Koyuru Nakayama, Felix Abik et al
Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 292
Journal article
2022

Editorial: Emerging Cellulosic Materials: Characterization of Structure and Properties

Tiina Nypelö, Per Stenius, Tekla Tammelin
Frontiers in Chemical Engineering. Vol. 4
Other text in scientific journal
2021

Chemical Engineering Laboratory Projects in Student Teams in Real Life and Transformed Online: Viscose Fiber Spinning and Characterization

Michael Weissl, Gregor Kraft, Josef Innerlohinger et al
Journal of Chemical Education. Vol. 98 (5), p. 1776-1782
Journal article
2021

Fat tissue equivalent phantoms for microwave applications by reinforcing gelatin with nanocellulose

Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Saül Llacer Navarro, Fredrik Lorentzon et al
Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express. Vol. 7 (6)
Journal article
2021

Specific ion effects in the adsorption of carboxymethyl cellulose on cellulose: The influence of industrially relevant divalent cations

Vishnu Arumughan, Tiina Nypelö, Merima Hasani et al
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. Vol. 626
Journal article
2021

Self-Standing, Robust Membranes Made of Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs) and a Protic Ionic Liquid: Toward Sustainable Electrolytes for Fuel Cells

Olesia Danyliv, Michal Strach, Oleksandr Nechyporchuk et al
ACS Applied Energy Materials. Vol. 4 (7), p. 6474-6485
Journal article
2021

Fundamental aspects of the non-covalent modification of cellulose via polymer adsorption

Vishnu Arumughan, Tiina Nypelö, Merima Hasani et al
Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. Vol. 298
Review article
2021

Review: Periodate oxidation of wood polysaccharides—Modulation of hierarchies

Tiina Nypelö, Barbara Berke, Stefan Spirk et al
Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 252
Review article
2021

Current opportunities and challenges in biopolymer thin film analysis–determination of film thickness

Stefan Spirk, Chonnipa Palasingh, Tiina Nypelö
Frontiers in Chemical Engineering. Vol. 3
Other text in scientific journal
2021

The effect of sulfate half-ester groups on cellulose nanocrystal periodate oxidation

Saül Llacer Navarro, Koyuru Nakayama, Alexander Idström et al
Cellulose. Vol. 28 (15), p. 9633-9644
Journal article
2021

N2O–Assisted Siphon Foaming of Modified Galactoglucomannans With Cellulose Nanofibers

Tiina Nypelö, Jessica Fredriksson, Vishnu Arumughan et al
Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering. Vol. 3 (11 November)
Journal article
2021

LPMO enzymes for the oxidation of CNCs

Saül Llacer Navarro, Monika Tõlgo, Lisbeth Olsson et al
Conference poster
2021

Oxidized xylan additive for nanocellulose films – A swelling modifier

Chonnipa Palasingh, Anna Ström, Hassan Amer et al
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. Vol. 180, p. 753-759
Journal article
2021

Effect of plasticizers and polymer blends for processing softwood kraft lignin as carbon fiber precursors

Ali Ayoub, Trevor Treasure, Luke Hansen et al
Cellulose. Vol. 28 (2), p. 1039-1053
Journal article
2021

Thixotropy of cellulose nanocrystal suspensions

Mina Fazilati, Simon Ingelsten, Sylwia Wojno et al
Journal of Rheology. Vol. 65 (5), p. 1035-1052
Journal article
2021

How cellulose nanofibrils and cellulose microparticles impact paper strength - A visualization approach

Mathias Hobisch, Simon Zabler, Sylvia M. Bardet et al
Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 254
Journal article
2020

Differences in surface chemistry of regenerated lignocellulose fibers determined by chemically sensitive scanning probe microscopy

Claudia Gusenbauer, Tiina Nypelö, Devon S. Jakob et al
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. Vol. 165, p. 2520-2527
Journal article
2020

Unexpected microphase transitions in flow towards nematic order of cellulose nanocrystals

Roland Kádár, Mina Fazilati, Tiina Nypelö
Cellulose. Vol. 27 (4), p. 2003-2014
Journal article
2020

The Exo-Polysaccharide Component of Extracellular Matrix is Essential for the Viscoelastic Properties of Bacillus subtilis Biofilms

Santosh Pandit, Mina Fazilati, Karolina Gaska et al
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Vol. 21 (18), p. 1-17
Journal article
2020

2D Assignment and quantitative analysis of cellulose and oxidized celluloses using solution-state NMR spectroscopy

Tetyana Koso, Daniel Rico del Cerro, Sami Heikkinen et al
Cellulose. Vol. 27 (14), p. 7929-7953
Journal article
2020

Lignocellulosics and Their Use in Functional Materials and Nanotechnology

Tiina Nypelö, Maria S. Peresin, Ilari Filpponen
Lignocellulosics: Renewable Feedstock for (Tailored) Functional Materials and Nanotechnology, p. 1-16
Book chapter
2020

Lignocellulosics: Renewable Feedstock for (Tailored) Functional Materials and Nanotechnology

Ilari Filpponen, Maria S. Peresin, Tiina Nypelö
Edited book
2019

Hierarchical films from cellulose

Tiina Nypelö, Marianne Liebi, Roland Kádár et al
Other conference contribution
2019

Editorial: Biopolymer Thin Films and Coatings

Stefan Spirk, Tiina Nypelö, Eero Kontturi
Frontiers in Chemistry. Vol. 7
Other text in scientific journal
2019

Design of Friction, Morphology, Wetting, and Protein Affinity by Cellulose Blend Thin Film Composition

Caterina Czibula, Gundula Teichert, Maximilian Nau et al
Frontiers in Chemistry. Vol. 7 (MAY)
Journal article
2018

Adhesion properties of regenerated lignocellulosic fibres towards poly(lactic acid) microspheres assessed by colloidal probe technique

Jérôme Colson, Torbjörn Pettersson, Shirin Asaadi et al
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. Vol. 532, p. 819-829
Journal article
2018

Conversion of wood-biopolymers into macrofibers with tunable surface energy via dry-jet wet-spinning

Tiina Nypelö, Shirin Asaadi, Günther Kneidinger et al
Cellulose. Vol. 25 (9), p. 5297-5307
Journal article
2018

Tunable surface energy wood-biopolymer macrofibers

Tiina Nypelö, Shirin Asaadi, Gunther Kneidinger et al
Other conference contribution
2018

Polysaccharide film as a ductile substrate for gas phase treatment

Tiina Nypelö, Hassan Amer, Johannes Konnerth et al
Other conference contribution
2018

Self-Standing Nanocellulose Janus-Type Films with Aldehyde and Carboxyl Functionalities

Tiina Nypelö, Hassan Amer, Johannes Konnerth et al
Biomacromolecules. Vol. 19 (3), p. 973-979
Journal article
2017

Submicron hierarchy of cellulose nanofibril films with etherified hemicelluloses

Tiina Nypelö, C. Laine, J. Colson et al
Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 177, p. 126-134
Journal article
2017

Formulating emulsions, films and fibers with nanocellulose

Tiina Nypelö
Other conference contribution

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Showing 5 research projects

2022–2024

Resource efficient renovation using a 3D printable material from underutilized biomass

Malgorzata Zboinska Architectural theory and methods
Tiina Nypelö Tiina Nypelö Group
Cecilia Geijer Industrial Biotechnology
Yagmur Bektas Architectural theory and methods
Swedish Energy Agency

1 publication exists
2021–2025

Upgrading of cellulose fibers into porous materials.Acronym: BreadCell

Tiina Nypelö Applied Chemistry
Cecilia Geijer Industrial Biotechnology
Lisbeth Olsson Industrial Biotechnology
João Heitor Colombelli Manfrão Netto Industrial Biotechnology
Eliott Jean Quentin Orzan Applied Chemistry
Susanne Ingmansson Extern samverkan, forsknings- och innovationsstöd
European Commission (EC)

8 publications exist
2019–2020

Physico-chemical properties of oxidised xylan and its interaction with cellulose for film applications

Tiina Nypelö Applied Chemistry
VINNOVA

3 publications exist
2019–2021

Liberation and solution properties of wood hemicelluloses towards surface active molecules (HEMISURF).

Tiina Nypelö Applied Chemistry
Nordic Forest Research (SNS)

4 publications exist
2018–2021

Oxiderad hemicellulosa för filmer och geler

Tiina Nypelö Polymer Technology
Swedish Research Council (VR)

7 publications exist
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