Technology that’s typically used to make patterned paper for the fashion industry could also be a used to mass-produce water purification systems and medical devices.
Caitlin Howell, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Maine, has been working with Sappi North America in Westbrook to explore the use of the company s patterned-release paper for use in biotechnological applications.
The use of papermaking equipment could be a way to produce biotechnology devices at high volume and low cost, according to a news release.
Howell is leading an initiative that also includes researchers at Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.
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Sappi Renews With U.S. EPA SmartWay® Transport Partnership For 12th Consecutive Year
January 21, 2021 GMT
BOSTON, Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Sappi North America, Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, today announced that it has extended its current SmartWay® Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry. The SmartWay Transport Partnership provides a framework to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of goods movement supply chains and benchmark overall performance.
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This is Sappi’s 12th consecutive year as a SmartWay Transport Partner, and the company will continue to contribute to the Partnership’s savings of 279.7 million barrels of oil, $37.5 billion in fuel costs and 134 million tons of air pollutants. This collective effort is the equiv