The higher demand for healthy, safe and fresh products promotes the search for the development of active packaging systems to extend the food shelf life and monitor the quality of packed food.
This research project advances our sustainable medical textiles stream to develop intelligent textiles that contain bioactive nanofiber and stimuli-responsive nanomaterials to detect the virus and bacteria and disinfect them.
Single-use plastics, such as those used for filtration, are a significant contributor to the plastic waste problem. Plant-derived nanofibres have many advantages, such as being natural, abundant, biodegradable, and are exceptionally light and strong.
Designing a new biodegradable ‘plastic’ bag could help change the way we farm mushrooms and open lucrative opportunities in packaging and manufacturing.
AIBN’s scientists have developed a method of extracting nanofibres from spinifex, which can be used to make products such as condoms as thin as a human hair.
On International Womens’ Day, we asked AIBN’s Dr Nasim Amiralian what advice she would give to her 16-year-old self, if she could mentor a younger Nasim.
