Consultancy Services

NousFiber Consulting offers development services in biopolymer, polymer, and chemical technology for manufacturing processes, fiber properties, and applications, with a focus on cellulose-based fibers. These services draw from extensive R&D and industrial experience in chemical, fiber, and textile technology, supporting products for clothing, interiors, and technical applications.

The consultancy expertise is based on participation and leadership in fiber, textile, and chemistry projects from 1995 to 2015, with a total value exceeding €10 million. Additionally, the consultancy has contributed to national and EU project evaluations and numerous patent dispute investigations.

Expertise Areas

• Project planning and R&D application preparation (Industrial/EU/National)
• Biopolymer technology (chitin, cellulose, lignin)
• Special fiber and textile technology
• Patent dispute investigations
• Direct consultancy on fiber and textile technology

Specialized Consulting

• Sustainable processing and recycling technologies
• Cellulose, polypropylene, and polylactide fibers
• Functional fibers
• Technical and medical textiles

Applications Expertise

• Nonwovens for hygiene and medical applications (diapers, incontinence, cleaning)
• Liquid and gas filtration

Consultant

Pertti Nousiainen

Pertti Nousiainen has over 10 years of experience in chemical industries and innovations for start-up companies. His expertise is also based on 20 years of internationally recognized academic teaching, writing, and research on industrial polymer chemistry and chemical processes. He specializes in bio-based cellulose solutions for regenerated products.

Nousiainen is an expert in the structure-function relationships of cellulose, chitosan, and synthetic polymer applications. His experience includes various chemical, enzymatic, and plasma modification methods for fibers used in air and water filtration, as well as medical applications. He has developed tissue engineering scaffolds made from biodegradable, biocompatible polymer fibers and nanofibers (PLA, PLGA, and silica).

Textile Fiber Expertise

As a researcher, consultant, editor, and teacher, Nousiainen has extensive experience in textile fiber structure and chemical modification. His knowledge encompasses fiber and textile chemical and physical structures, behavior, properties, and applications across various products (technical textiles, nonwovens, medical textiles). He also provides specialized advice on cellulose and chitosan processing.

Primary Research Focus

Nousiainen’s primary research area is cellulose polymer and fiber structure and chemistry. His focus is on modifying various degrees of pulp starch, with an emphasis on polysaccharides such as cellulose, hemicellulose, chitin, and chitosan.

Current Main Research Activities

• 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