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Overview

Stefan Willför is affiliated with Åbo Akademi University in Finland and has contributed extensively to the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research spans multiple subfields, prominently including Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, Plant Science, Food Science, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics in Willför's work cover diverse areas such as Lignin and Wood Chemistry, Advanced Cellulose Research, Fermentation and Sensory Analysis, Enzyme-mediated Dye Degradation, Biofuel Production and Bioconversion, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, and Radioactive Element Chemistry and Processing.

Frequent co-authors in Willför's publications include:

  • Chunlin Xu
  • Xiaoju Wang
  • Luyao Wang
  • Annika Smeds
  • Andrey Pranovich

They have published regularly in notable scientific journals, with repeated contributions to:

  • Industrial Crops and Products
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Holzforschung
  • Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Willför include:

  • Robust shape-retaining nanocellulose-based aerogels decorated with silver nanoparticles for fast continuous catalytic discoloration of organic dyes (2020, Separation and Purification Technology)
  • Ultralight and porous cellulose nanofibers/polyethyleneimine composite aerogels with exceptional performance for selective anionic dye adsorption (2022, Industrial Crops and Products)
  • Encapsulating Amidoximated Nanofibrous Aerogels within Wood Cell Tracheids for Efficient Cascading Adsorption of Uranium Ions (2022, ACS Nano)
  • Digital light processing (DLP) 3D-fabricated antimicrobial hydrogel with a sustainable resin of methacrylated woody polysaccharides and hybrid silver-lignin nanospheres (2022, Green Chemistry)
  • Tailored Thermosetting Wood Adhesive Based on Well-Defined Hardwood Lignin Fractions (2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering)

Best Publications

  • A review of bioactive plant polysaccharides: Biological activities, functionalization, and biomedical applications

    Jun Liu;Stefan Willför;Chunlin Xu

  • Synthesis of Sugars by Hydrolysis of Hemicelluloses- A Review

    Päivi Mäki-Arvela;Tapio Salmi;Bjarne Holmbom;Stefan Willför

  • Spectral Characterization of Eucalyptus Wood

    Carmen-Mihaela Popescu;Maria-Cristina Popescu;Ghita Singurel;Cornelia Vasile

  • Quantification of a broad spectrum of lignans in cereals, oilseeds, and nuts.

    Annika I. Smeds;Patrik C. Eklund;Rainer E. Sjöholm;Stefan M. Willför

  • Tailored approaches in drug development and diagnostics: from molecular design to biological model systems

    CM Cecilia Sahlgren;Annika Meinander;Hongbo Zhang;Fang Cheng

  • Spruce-derived mannans – A potential raw material for hydrocolloids and novel advanced natural materials

    Stefan Willför;Kenneth Sundberg;Maija Tenkanen;Bjarne Holmbom

  • Carbohydrate analysis of plant materials with uronic acid-containing polysaccharides–A comparison between different hydrolysis and subsequent chromatographic analytical techniques

    Stefan Willför;Andrey Pranovich;Tarja Tamminen;Juergen Puls

  • Chemical studies on antioxidant mechanisms and free radical scavenging properties of lignans

    Patrik C. Eklund;Otto K. Långvik;Johan P. Wärnå;Tapio O. Salmi

  • Vibrational spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction methods to establish the differences between hardwood and softwood

    Carmen Mihaela Popescu;Ghita Singurel;Maria Cristina Popescu;Cornelia Vasile

  • Antioxidant activity of knotwood extractives and phenolic compounds of selected tree species.

    Stefan M. Willför;Markku O. Ahotupa;Jarl E. Hemming;Markku H. T. Reunanen

  • Cellulose nanocrystals prepared via formic acid hydrolysis followed by TEMPO-mediated oxidation

    Bin Li;Wenyang Xu;Dennis Kronlund;Anni Määttänen

  • Ultrafast adsorption of heavy metal ions onto functionalized lignin-based hybrid magnetic nanoparticles

    Yongchao Zhang;Yongchao Zhang;Shuzhen Ni;Xiaoju Wang;Weihua Zhang

  • Three-Dimensional Printing of Wood-Derived Biopolymers: A Review Focused on Biomedical Applications

    Wenyang Xu;Xiaoju Wang;Niklas Sandler;Stefan Willför

  • Chromatographic analysis of lignans

    S.M. Willför;A.I. Smeds;B.R. Holmbom

  • Knotwood and bark extracts: strong antioxidants from waste materials

    Suvi P. Pietarinen;Stefan M. Willför;Markku O. Ahotupa;Jarl E. Hemming

  • Characterisation of water-soluble galactoglucomannans from Norway spruce wood and thermomechanical pulp

    S Willför;R Sjöholm;C Laine;M Roslund

  • Lignans and lipophilic extractives in Norway spruce knots and stemwood

    Stefan Willför;Jarl Hemming;Markku Reunanen;Christer Eckerman

  • On Low-Concentration Inks Formulated by Nanocellulose Assisted with Gelatin Methacrylate (GelMA) for 3D Printing toward Wound Healing Application

    Wenyang Xu;Binbin Zhang Molino;Fang Cheng;Paul J Molino

  • Polysaccharides in some industrially important hardwood species

    S. Willför;A. Sundberg;A. Pranovich;B. Holmbom

  • Hemicellulose-reinforced nanocellulose hydrogels for wound healing application

    Jun Liu;Gary Chinga-Carrasco;Fang Cheng;Wenyang Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Chunlin Xu
Chunlin Xu Åbo Akademi University
Bjarne Holmbom
Bjarne Holmbom Åbo Akademi University
Dmitry Yu. Murzin
Dmitry Yu. Murzin Åbo Akademi University
Tapio Salmi
Tapio Salmi Åbo Akademi University
Päivi Mäki-Arvela
Päivi Mäki-Arvela Åbo Akademi University
Maija Tenkanen
Maija Tenkanen University of Helsinki
Jun Liu
Jun Liu Yangzhou University
Jyri-Pekka Mikkola
Jyri-Pekka Mikkola Umeå University
Veikko Kitunen
Veikko Kitunen Finnish Forest Research Institute
Monika Österberg
Monika Österberg Aalto University

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