- Name Touko Pertti Nousiainen
- Born 1947, Tervo, Finland
- Title 1 Private Consultant, Professor Emeritus Dr., Nousfiber Consulting
- Title 2 Director R&D Silvergreen Ltd, Cofounder 2009-
- Title 3 Emeritus Professor of Fiber and Textile Technology, Tampere University of Technology, Department of Materials Science
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
1972 | BSc | Chemistry | University of Jyväskylä |
1974 | MSc | Organic Chemistry | University of Jyväskylä |
1979 | Lic.Phil | Organic Chemistry | University of Jyväskylä |
1988 | Dr.Sci., PhD | Organic Chemistry | University of Jyväskylä |
Industrial Activities / Expert in society and business
- 1970 Kemira Ltd (Typpi Ltd) Chemical trainee, Oulu
- 1971-1972 Kemira Ltd Vihtavuori, Chemical industry research assistant, Vihtavuori
- 1973 University Hospital of Oulu, R&D ass. and Deputy Chemist, Oulu
- 1975-1978Technical Research Centre of Finland, Textile Laboratory, Helsinki and Tampere Research scientist
- 1978-1986Technical Research Centre of Finland, Textile Laboratory, Helsinki and Tampere, Senior scientist, Team Leader
- 1987-1992, Kemira Fibres Säteri Ltd, Valkeakoski
- senior scientist, division manager R&D , 1987-1988
- director, member of the board, 1988-1992
- member Kemira Group R&D board, 1989-1992
- 1997-2002, Tamfibres Ltd R&D Director, Tampere
- 2005 – 2009, Finnesd Ltd R&D Director, Tampere
- 2008-2013 Chairman, Finnish National Board of Defence, (MATINE) Textiles/Clothing Division, Helsinki (member 2001-).
- 2010-2014 Chairman, Finnish Textile Technical Association (STTL), Tampere,
- 2002 – Biomeeri Ltd Chairman, Tampere
- 2009- Silvergreen Ltd, Cofounder, Director R&D, Vantaa-Helsinki
Most Important Academic positions
- 1972-1975 University of Oulu, Department of Chemistry, Research and Education Assistant, Oulu 1983 Tampere University of Technology, Textile Department, Deputy professor
- 1992- Professor, Tampere University of Technology (1991 appointed)
- 1993-2008 Head of Institute of Tampere University of Technology, Institute of Fiber, Textile and Clothing Science
- 2001-2008 Tampere University of Technology, Department of Materials Engineering, Vice Dean,
- 2008-2015 Department of Materials Science, Head of Laboratory
Professional Academic Activities
- The Textile Institute Council Member, Manchester, 1995-
- Chairman, The textile Institute Finland Section, Tampere, 1996-
- Local coordinator of Autex Erasmus-funded European Textile Engineering Advanced Master (ETEAM) joint educational program, 1998-
- Chair of 7th Autex Conference Organizing Committee Tampere, 1997
- 7th Autex Conference Session Chair, Tampere, 1997
- The chair of Organizing Committees of other Conferences:
- 1993 Making it happen in the new Europe. The Textile Institute, Tampere University of Technology.
- 1996 The Textile Institute World Conference, Tampere
- 1998 Nordflax Conference, Tampere
- 2000 Fibermed Conference, Tampere
- 2001 90th Anniversary conference on academic textile education and research in Finland, Tampere
- 2011 Fibermed Conference, Tampere
- The ministry of education and culture, National Board of education, Committee member 1998-2000
- Annual session chairs in 7 Annual Autex Conferences 2001-2007, 2009, 2010
Academic Activities Abroad
- Visiting Scientist in Chemical Industry Research laboratories, Hoechst AG Frankfurt-Offenbach, Ciba-Geigy AG Basel, Sandoz AG, Basel, 1980
- Founder team of Autex, Association of Universities for Textiles, Ghent Belgium, 1994
- Chairman, Autex, Association of Universities for Textiles, 1997-2001
- Annual session chairs in 9 Autex Conferences 2001-2007, 2009, 2010
- Annual Autex Conferences (European and US/North Carolina State University rotation) 2001-2010
- Autex Conference Scientific program committees, 10 annual memberships 2001-2010
- The member of organizing committee, Medtex , Medical Textiles Conference, University of Bolton, UK, 2003
- 2008 Nousiainen, P..Expert statement: Statement regarding the professorial appointment at Centre for Materials Research and Innovation at University of Bolton. University of Huddersfield.
- Nousiainen, P., member EU FP 5 Growth Programme Monitoring team, November 1999-January 2000, Brussels.
- Nousiainen, P., member EU Craft projects evaluation panel October 2000, Brussels.
- Tallinn Technical University evaluation of study program Woodworking 2001, Estonian Ministry of Education, Tallinn.
- Opponent, PhD Dissertation, University of Twente 2007, Netherlands.
- Evaluation of the project: “FAFEX – Inline Fiber Finishing at Fiber Extrusion”, Instituut voor de Aanmoediging van Innovatie door Wetenschap en Technologie in Vlaanderen (IWT-Cornet), Brussels
- Tallinn Technical University, Faculty of Chemical and Materials Technology, evaluation of 3 study programs, 2009, Estonian Ministry of Education, Tallinn.
- Nousiainen, P. Expert statement: Evaluation of curricula in materials technology. Estonian Higher Education Quality Agency, 2009.
- Nousiainen, P., Expert statement: Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering Science in Biomaterials. National University of Ireland,Galway, 2009.
- Nousiainen, P. 2010. Session chair. NATO Advanced Study Institute. Defense related intelligent textiles and clothing for ballistic and NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) protection. 6-16 April 2010, Split, Croatia.
- Presented more than 80 papers in international conferences and seminars.
- Delivered lectures at different Universities (Annual since 1998 in Ghent, Belgium and three annual lectures in Borås, Sweden 1998-2000)
Honors
- The Finnish Cultural Foundation, Northern Savo, Scientific Grant, 1983
- The Textile Institute Fellowship, Manchester 1994
- Finnish Textile Technical Association, Award of Golden Weave, 2002
- Finnish Scientific Board of Defence, MATINE, Activity Pennant, 2006
- AUTEX Lifetime Award Ghent/Bucharest June 2015
Doctoral Students Supervised
- Heidari, Shahram, Hybrid Fibres by Viscose Technology, Commentationes Physico Mathematicae et Chemico-Medicae 150/1993, University of Helsinki, 1993 (co-superviser).
- Kalliala, Eija, The Ecology of Textiles and Textile Sevices – A Life Cycle Assessment Study of Best Available Applications and Technologies for Hotel Textile Production and Services. Tampere 1997.
- Priha, Eero, Exposure to Gaseous and Material-Bound Formaldehyde in the Wood and Textile Industries, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Kuopio, 1996 (co-superviser).
- Heikinheimo, Lea, Trichoderma reesei cellulases in processing of cotton. VTT 2002
- Räisänen, Riikka, Anthraquinones from the Fungus Dermocybe sanguinea as Textile Dyes, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, 2008, (co-superviser).
- Klemola, Kaisa, Textile toxicity: cytotoxicity and spermatozoa motility inhibition resulting from reactive dyes and dyed fabrics (Tekstiilien toksisuus; reaktiiviväreistä ja värjätyistä kankaista aiheutuva sytotoksisuus ja siittiöiden heikko liikkuvuus) University of Kuopio, 2009 (co-superviser).
- Rissanen, Marja, Wet Spinning of Polycactide Stereo Copolymer, Multifilaments. TUT, Tampere 2010.
- Vehviläinen, Marianna, Wet-spinning of cellulosic fibres from water-based solution prepared from enzyme-treated pulp, Doctoral Thesis, TUT Tampere, 2015
Active Doctoral Students under Supervision N. Jahangir (sabatical leave)
Total Publications > 350
- 43 refereed journal articles
- 99 papers in conference proceedings and books
- 79 papers in technology journals and project reports
- 107 other publications
- 22 patents
- More than 10 media interviews as an expert
Current main research activities
- Chitosan and natural biopolymers
- Cellulose fibers
- Specialty polypropylene and polylactide fibers
- Medical textile applications
- Fibrous tissue engineering structures
- Cellulose derivatives
- Silica fibers
- Conductive fibers
- Textile and surface chemistry
- Bioprocessing fibers and textiles
Recent Scientific Publications
- Tomi Hakala, Arja Puolakka, Pertti Nousiainen, Timo Vuorela and Jukka Vanhala,Application of air bladders for medical compression stockings. Textile Research Journal 2017, 42 pp (in print)
- Vehviläinen, Marianna, Wet-spinning of cellulosic fibres from water-based solution prepared from enzyme-treated pulp, Doctoral Thesis, TUT Tampere, 2015, 135 pp.
- Vehviläinen M, Kamppuri T, Setälä H, Grönqvist S, Rissanen M, Honkanen M and Nousiainen P (2015) Regeneration of fibres from alkaline solution containing enzyme-treated 3-allyloxy-2-hydroxypropyl substituted cellulose. Cellulose doi: 10.1007/s10570-015-0647-6
- Vehviläinen M, Kamppuri T, Grönqvisti S, Rissanen M, Maloney T, Honkanen M and Nousiainen P (2015) Dissolution of enzyme-treated cellulose using freezing-thawing method and the properties of fibres regenerated from the solution. Cellulose 22(3), 1653-1674, doi:10.1007/s10570-015-0632-0
- Rissanen, M., Puolakka, A., Hukka, T., Ellä, V., Kellomäki, M. & Nousiainen, P. 2009. Effect of hot drawing on properties of wet-spunpoly(LD-lactide) copolymer multifilament fibers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 115 pp. 608-615.
- Rissanen, M., Puolakka, A., Hukka, T., Ellä, V., Nousiainen, P. &Kellomäki, M. 2009. Effect of process parameters on properties of wet-spun Poly(LD-lactide) copolymer multifilament fibers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 113 4, pp. 2683-2692.
- Rissanen, M., Puolakka, A., Nousiainen, P., Kellomäki, M. & Ellä, V. 2008. Solubility and phase separation of poly-L,D-lactide copolymers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 110 4, pp. 2399-2404.
- Vehviläinen, M., Kamppuri, T., Rom, M., Janicki, J., Ciechanska, D, Grönqvist, S., Siika-aho, M., Elg Christoffersson, K. & Nousiainen, P. 2008. Effect of wet spinning parameters on the properties of novel cellulosic fibres. Cellulose 10 p.
- Rissanen, M., Puolakka, A., Ahola, N., Tonry, A., Rochev, Y., Kellomäki, M. & Nousiainen, P. 2010. Effect of protein-loading on properties of wet-spun poly(LD-lactide) multifilament fibers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 116 4, pp. 2174-2180.
- Rissanen, M., Puolakka, A., Hukka, T., Ellä, V., Kellomäki, M. & Nousiainen, P. 2010. Effect of hot drawing on properties of wet-spun poly(L,D-lactide) copolymer multifilament fibers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 115 1, pp. 608-615.
- Rissanen, M., Puolakka, A., Hukka, T., Ellä, V., Kellomäki, M. & Nousiainen, P. 2009. Effect of hot drawing on properties of wet-spun poly(L,D-lactide) copolymer multifilament fibers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 115 pp. 608-615.
- Rissanen, M., Puolakka, A., Hukka, T., Ellä, V., Nousiainen, P. & Kellomäki, M. 2009. Effect of process parameters on properties of wet-spun Poly(L,D-lactide) copolymer multifilament fibers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 113 4, pp. 2683-2692.
- Rissanen, M., Puolakka, A., Nousiainen, P., Kellomäki, M. & Ellä, V. 2008. Solubility and phase separation of poly-L,D-lactide copolymers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 110 4, pp. 2399-2404.
- Vehviläinen, M., Kamppuri, T., Rom, M., Janicki, J., Ciechanska, D., Grönqvist, S., Siika-aho, M., Elg Christoffersson, K. & Nousiainen, P. 2008 . Effect of wet spinning parameters on the properties of novel cellulosic fibres. Cellulose 10 p.
- Ciechanska, D. & Nousiainen, P. 2005. Cellulosic fibres and fabric processing. In:Blackburn, R.S. (ed.). Biodegradable and sustainable fibres pp. 111-156.
Recent International conference presentations
- Nousiainen, P, New routes from cellulose to textile fiber and ready products. IFATCC XXIVConference 2016, 13.-16.6.2016, Pardubice, Zhech Republic
- Nousiainen, P, New routes from cellulose to textile fiber and ready products. ECO-BIO Conference 2016, 3-6.3.2016, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Pertti Nousiainen, 80 v Suomen Tekstiiliteknillinen Liitto STTL r.y. 1936-2016 TampereHervanta Rotary Club, 13.3.2015.
- Nousiainen, P. Dissolving pulps, derivatives and applications Pulp 2015 II :Sellu- ja kuitutuotteet14.10.2015. Innopoli 2, Otaniemi, Espoo
- Nousiainen, P., Specialization as the key success factor for Northern European TextileIndustry. GEDRT Seminar, 21.-22.9.2015
- Pertti Nousiainen and Tommy Salomaa, Innovative Finnish wound healing products.Tampere Hervanta Rotary Club, 19.9.2015
- Nousiainen, P., New routes from cellulose to textile fiber and ready products. Autex2015 Conference June 10-12, Bucharest, Romania
- Nousiainen, P. Dissolving pulps, derivatives and applications Pulp 2015: Sellu- jakuitutuotteet 25.03.2015. Innopoli 2, Otaniemi, Espoo
- Pertti Nousiainen, Tekstiilikierrätyksen tulevaisuus, Tekstiilien kierrätyksen haasteet ja mahdollisuudet 26.3.2015, STTL-seminar, Lahti Finland
- Pertti Nousiainen, Bioactive materials in medical textiles – technologies and marketPerspectives, Medtex2015 Conference, May 9-13, Lodz, Poland
- Nousiainen, P. & Vehviläinen, M. 2010. Novel approach of biorefinery for woodbased cellulose fibres and polymer products. AUTEX 2010 World Textile Conference 21-23 June 2010 Vilnius, Lithuania 13 p.
- Nousiainen, P. & Vilhunen, P. 2010. Research and development priorities ofTextiles for Finnish National Defence. NATO Advanced Study Institute. Defense related intelligent textiles and clothing for ballistic and NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) protection. 6-16 April 2010, Split, Croatia pp. 23-24.
- Rissanen, M., Puolakka, A., Mariani, C., Deichmann, T. & Nousiainen, P., 2010, Fibrousscaffolds for cardiovascular tissue engineering made from solution-spun P(L/DL)LA 70/30. 23rd European Conference on Biomaterials, Tampere, Finland, September 11-15, 2010 1 p.
- Nousiainen, P., P. 2010. Challenges of the technology and business of modern textiles.Finatex, Teva-ala älykkäästi menestykseen –seminaari.
- Nousiainen, P., Hermawan, E. & Vehviläinen, M. 2009. Stabilization of cellulose particles from aqueous alkaline polymer solution. EPNOE 2009, Polysaccharideas a Source of Advanced Materials, September 21-24, 2009 Turku/Åbo,Finland 1 p.
- Nousiainen, P., Puolakka, A., Rissanen, M. & Mariani, C. 2009. Electrospinning of P(L/DL)LA 70/30 nanofibres for tissue engineering of heart valves. Nanotech Europe 2009 Nanotechnology Conference and Exhibition, 28-30 September 2009, Berlin, Germany
- Nousiainen, P. & Vehviläinen, M.. 2009. Biocelsol – Biotechnological process formanufacturing cellulosic products with added value. 48th Dornbirn Man-Made Fibers Congress, Austria 16-18 September 2009 11 p.
- Rissanen, M., Puolakka, A., Mariani, C., Deichmann, T., Schmidt, D. & Nousiainen,
- 2009. Composite scaffolds for cardiovascular tissue engigeering made from solution spun polylactide. In: Kadoglu, H. et al. (eds.). AUTEX 2009 Proceedings of the 9th Autex Conference, Izmir, Turkey, May 26-28, 2009 pp. 188-193.
- Vehviläinen, M., Kamppuri, T., Nousiainen, P., Kallioinen, A., Siika-aho, M.Christoffersson, K., Rom, M. & Janicki, J. 2009. Effect of acid and enzymatic treatments of TCF dissolving pulp on the properties of wet spun cellulosic fibres. In: Kuokka-Ihalainen, A. (ed.). NWBC-2009 The 2nd Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference, Helsinki, Finland, September 2-4, 2009 pp. 203-207.
- Peltola, T., Ääritalo, V., Haltia, A.M., Vehviläinen, M., Areva, S., Nousiainen, P., Jokinen, M. & Yli-Urpo, A. 2007. Manufacture and properties of silica fibres for hard tissue engineering. 2007 International Forum on Biomedical Textile Materials & Annual Meeting of ”111 Project” Abstracts & Program Book, Donghua University Shanghai, P.R. China 20th May-2nd June 2007 pp. 34-35.
- Rissanen, M., Puolakka, A. & Nousiainen, P. 2007. Wet spinning of poly-L-DLlactide copolymers. In: Salonen, R. et al. (ed. by). Proceedings of Autex 2007, From Emerging Innovations to Global Business, 7th Annual Textile Conference by Autex, 26-28 June 2007, Tampere Finland 6 p.
- Mariani, C., Sipilä, A., Nousiainen, P. & Harlin, A. 2006. Electrospinning ofPL(D,L)A Nanofibres for Tissue Engineering Sturctures. FiberMed06, Fibrous Products in Medical and Health Care, June 7-9, 2006 Tampere Hall, Finland 1 p.
- Nousiainen, P. 2006. Le Challenge de I’Industire des Fibres. Lorexpo, Le Nouveau Territoire de l’Innovation, 9-10 Novembre, 2006, Metz-Congres, France
- Rissanen, M., Puolakka, A. & Nousiainen, P. 2006. Bioresorbable PDLLA-fibres by the wet spinning method. III Tissue Engineering Symposium 3-5.2006 Tampere s. 28.
- Rissanen, M., Puolakka, A. & Nousiainen, P. 2006. Solvent-nonsolvent system of poly-L-,DL-lactide. FiberMed06, Fibrous Products in Medical and Health Care, June7-9,2006 Tampere Hall, Finland
- Rissanen, M., Puolakka, A. & Nousiainen, P. 2006. Welt spinning of poly-l,dl-lactide96/4 multifilament fibres. In: Salonen, R. (ed.).FiberMed06, Fibrous Productsin Medical and Health Care, Proceedings, June7-9, 2006 Tampere Hall, Finland 7 p.
- Vehviläinen, M. & Nousiainen, P. 2006. Regenerated cellulose fibres by solvent-free enzymatic method. AUTEX 2006 NC State University, June 11-14, 2006 8 p.
Patents and applications
- Marianna Vehviläinen, Taina Kamppuri, Maarit Peltola, Ali Harlin, Pertti Nousiainen Process for producing microfibrillated cellulose, US Pat nr: 8778134, July 15, 2014 Stora Enso OYJ
- Pyykkö, Ilpo, Nousiainen Pertti ja Toivonen, Sami, Antimikrobinen haavaside ja menetelmä sen valmistamiseksi. FI Pat 123878, 29.11.2013.
- Ilpo Pyykkö and Pertti Nousiainen, Anti-microbial wound dressing and a method of producing the same,USPTO, Publ. nr: 201602067711, 9.2.2012, Silvergreen Oy
- Ilpo Pyykkö and Pertti Nousiainen, Anti-microbial wound dressing and a method of producing the same,USPTO, Publ. nr: 201602067711 9.2.2012, Silvergreen Oy
- Isto Heiskanen, Kaj Backfolk, Marianna Vehviläinen, Taina Kamppuri, Pertti Nousiainen Process for producing microfibrillated cellulose, US Pat: 8647468, July 2 2010
- Rochev, Y., Smith, T., Barron, V., Tonry, A., Nousiainen, P., Puolakka, A. & Rissanen, M. 2010. A method in spinning. US Pat. Appl. 2010/0007059 A1 5 p.
- Vehviläinen, T., Nousiainen, P., Kamppuri, T., Järventausta, M. & Hakola, U. 2009. A method for dissolving cellulose and a cellulosic product obtained from a solution comprising dissolved cellulose. Pat. Appl. WO 2009/135875 A1 11 p.
- Lasenko, I. & Nousiainen, P. 2006. A curative compressive article. Pat. Appl. LV13278
- Nousiainen, P., Pyykkö, I. & Ivanova, L. 2006. Textile article for therapeutic use. WO 2006/088342 A1 36 p.
- Lasenko, I. & Nousiainen, P. 2005. Izgudrojuma Formula. LV 13278 B 3 p.
- WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/004301, process for treating cellulosic fibres
- WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/004300, process for treating cellulosic fibres
- WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/004284, process for producing microfibrillated cellulose
- European Patent Application EP2116557 method for dissolving cellulose
- WO/2006/088342A1 The textile products are used in surgery, dermatology and hygiene
- United States Patent 6738265, A fiber mesh net is insert molded into an interior cavity of a cover structure of a portable electronic device such as a cellular or radio telephone to provide EMI shielding.
- Japanese Patent JP2002057482, A fiber mesh net is insert molded into an interior cavity of a cover structure of a portable electronic device such as a cellular or radio telephone to provide EMI shielding.
- EP1148774A1 Emi shielding for portable electronic devices
- European Patent EP0591202, Method for manufacturing activated carbon from cellulosic material, Kemira Fibres
- United States Patent 5622666, Modified viscose fibres comprise regenerated cellulose and contain in their structure microcrystalline chitosan, Kemira Fibres
- WIPO Patent Application WO/1988/001316 The modified fibrous products, especially fabrics, nonwovens, knitwears, leathers and the like, comprise chitosan after treatment by chitosan, Novasso Ltd
- WO/1982/004059A1, A blend of chemical compounds, Novasso Ltd
Articles and presentations for common publicity of science
- Nousiainen, P. 2009. Kuitu- ja tekstiililtekniikan tutkimus TTY:ssä. Tekstiililehti 5, s.8-9.
- Nousiainen, P., Puolakka, A., Rissanen, M. & Mariani, C. 2009. P(L/DL) LA 70/30nanokuitujen sähkökehruu sydänläpän kudosten valmistamiseen. Tekstiililehti 6/09, s. 16.
- Nousiainen, P. 2008. Hajut välittävät viestejä ja ratkaisevat rikoksia. Heureka28.9.2008 Hajujen kemiaa – tapahtuma.
- Nousiainen, P. 2008. Kuitu- ja tekstiiliteknologian opetus ja tutkimus TTY:ssä.Tekstiililehti 6/08, s. 8-10.
- Nousiainen, P., Pyykkö, I. 2007. Tuoksutko vai haisetko? Hajut välittävät viestejäKemian Päivät – Kemidagarna, Finnish Chemical Congress, 27-29.3.2007,Helsinki. Abstraktit s. 40-41.
- Rissanen, M., Puolakka, A., Mariani, C. & Nousiainen, P. 2007. PLA-kuidustaverisuonia ja sydänläppiä. Tekstiililehti 2, s. 14.
- Nousiainen, P. 2006. Selluloosasta arvokkaampia tuotteita. Tekstiililehti 1 , s. 19.
- Nousiainen, P. & Heinola, J. 2006. Tekstiilitekniikan ylemmän koulutuksen tehostaminen Suomessa. Tekstiililehti 4, s. 22-24.
More than 20 TV, radio and newspaper interviews 1988-2015