Polymer Researchers' Nano-cellulose on Display at Science Museum

Nano-cellulose fibril gel (left) alongside a racing steering wheel made of cellulose-reinforced material. Image credit: Science Museum London

Nano-cellulose fibril gel created by polymer engineers from Chemical Engineering are featured in a new exhibit in the Science Museum's Antenna Gallery

Nano-cellulose fibril gel created by Alexander Bismarck's Polymers and Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group features in a new display, Could you compost your old car?, which opened at the Science Museum's Antenna Gallery last week.

(L-R) Alexander Bismarck and researchers Siti Shamsuddin and Koon-Yang Lee at the gallery

Professor Bismarck and the PaCE group create new, and renewable, composite materials from cellulose - a hugely abundant naturally occuring polymer found in plants and created by some bacteria.  The materials created are strong, lightweight and easy to recycle.  Shown alongside the fibril gel is a Formula 3 steering wheel created from such materials delevoped at the University of Warwick.

The display is due to run for at least three months.  More information can be found on the Science Museum Website, along with a short interview with Professor Bismarck.