Monika Österberg

Professor

T107 Bioproducts and Biosystems

Research on bio-based material science and surface chemistry of lignocellulosics. Efforts are laid on finding novel application possibilities for the main plant polymers; cellulose, lignin and hemicellulose. The approach to reach these goals is to focus on fundamental insight in surface chemistry of biomaterials at the nanoscale, with a special focus on interaction forces.

Full researcher profile

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Sähköposti

monika.osterberg@aalto.fi

Puhelinnumero

+358505497218

Palkinnot

CHEM Impact Act of 2024

CIMANET doctoral pilot core team: Monika Österberg, Tiina Nypelö, Joanna Witos, Jukka Hassinen and Elli Käpylä for impactful team effort. The core team played a central role in conceptualising and applying for the CIMANET Doctoral Pilot funding: <br/>Total funding: €17M, with €9M allocated to Aalto University

Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Jan 2024

Aalto Awards 2025: Research Impact Award

CIMANET, together with Q-DOC, AI-DOC Doctoral Education Pilots, and Ellis Institute Finland, received the prestigious 2025 Aalto Research Impact Award. This recognition celebrates their exceptional talent for uniting people, fields, and disciplines in innovative and impactful ways.

Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Jan 2025

Suomen väriyhdistyksen Iiris-palkinto BioColour-hankkeelle

Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Design Jan 2025

The Finnish Centre for Nanocellulosic Technologies, Award for “Networking” (Vuoden verkottuja)

Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Jan 2008

Tutkimusryhmät

Bioproduct Chemistry, Professor

Julkaisut

Bio-based dispersion coating designed for enhanced functionality, recyclability and economic feasibility

Erandy Correa Guillen, Sahar Babaeipour, Paula Nousiainen, Susanna Forssell, Nina Forsman, Inge Schlapp-Hackl, Muhammad Awais, Monika Österberg, Luana Dessbesell 2026 Bioresource Technology

Static Light Scattering for Lignin Particle Size Characterization

Janita Makkonen, Patrik Ahvenainen, Stefania Bertella, Miriam Kellock, Sanjib Saha, Klaus Huber, Muhammad Farooq, Monika Österberg, Paavo Penttilä 2026 Particle and Particle Systems Characterization

Oxidative crosslinking for the development of barrier coatings utilizing lignin-containing cellulose nanofibrils and lignin nanoparticles

Sahar Babaeipour, Paula Nousiainen, Elijah Mark Garcia, Pezhman Mohammadi, Maija Vuoriluoto, Erfan Kimiaei, Hanna Koivula, Monika Österberg 2025 Food Packaging and Shelf Life

Scaling-up Lignin Nanoparticle-based Coating: a Techno-economic Assessment for Investment Potential

Erandy Correa Guillen, Sahar Babaeipour, Monika Österberg, Luana Dessbesell 2025

Lignin's role in the beginning of the end of the fossil resources era: A panorama of lignin supply, economic and market potential

Erandy Correa-Guillen, Karl Alexander Henn, Monika Österberg, Luana Dessbesell 2025 Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry

Exploiting the high affinity between cellulose nanofibrils and Aloe vera acemannan to develop elastic, crosslinker-free, all-polysaccharide hydrogels

Ngoc Huynh, Lukas Fliri, Juan José Valle-Delgado, Monika Österberg 2025 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules