Food Materials Science Research Group

Phone0503185744
Emailkirsi.s.mikkonen@helsinki.fi
Websitehttp://www.helsinki.fi/food-materials-science

Postal address
P.O. Box 66 (Agnes Sjöberginkatu 2), EE building
00014 University of Helsinki
Finland

We characterize polysaccharides, especially those obtained as side streams from various bioprocesses, in food and food contact materials. We are interested in the behavior of polysaccharides in dispersed systems: their gelation and formulation into aerogels, emulsifying properties, and capacity to inhibit lipid oxidation.

Fields of Science

416 Food Science
Food Technology
Food Chemistry
Emulsions
Aerogels
Packaging
116 Chemical sciences
Analytical Chemistry
Polysaccharides
Lipids

Felix Abik
- felix.abikhelsinkifi
- Department of Food and Nutrition - Doctoral Researcher
- Food Materials Science Research Group
- Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
20192021
Melissa Agustin
- melissa.agustinhelsinkifi
- Department of Food and Nutrition - Postdoctoral Researcher
- Food Materials Science Research Group
Person: U2 Teaching and research staff, Teaching and research personnel
20082022
Nur Anis Afifah Binti Arzami
- anis.arzamihelsinkifi
- Department of Food and Nutrition - Postdoctoral Researcher
- Food Materials Science Research Group
Person: U2 Teaching and research staff
20212022
Mamata Bhattarai
- mamata.bhattaraihelsinkifi
- Department of Food and Nutrition - Visiting scholar
- Food Materials Science Research Group
Person: Visiting scholar, UH
20162022
Patricia Figueiredo
- patricia.figueiredohelsinkifi
- Department of Food and Nutrition - Postdoctoral Researcher
- Food Materials Science Research Group
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, U2 Teaching and research staff
20162022

Automatic titrator for in vitro digestion, conductivity measurements, and titration (OMNIS, Metrohm)
Fabio Valoppi (Manager)
Department of Food and Nutrition
Facility/equipment: Equipment
Compact Fiber Optic Oxygen Meter (OXY-1 SMA, PreSens)
Fabio Valoppi (Manager)
Department of Food and Nutrition
Facility/equipment: Equipment
Mini spray dryer (B-290, Buchi)
Fabio Valoppi (Manager)
Department of Food and Nutrition
Facility/equipment: Equipment
Temperature-controlled stage for microscope (Linkam)
Fabio Valoppi (Manager)
Department of Food and Nutrition
Facility/equipment: Equipment

3 Not started
13 Active
16 Finished

BioEnc: Design of innovative bioactive antifungal microencapsulated ingredients from food and forest industry side-streams (Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry Proof of Concept Grant, University of Helsinki)
Coda, R. & Ho, M. T.
01/06/2022 → 31/12/2022
Project: Research project
Wood hemicellulose - a new coating material to create novel functional food ingredients (Catalyst Fund - Royal Society of New Zealand)
Ho, M. T., Mikkonen, K. S., Colgrave, M. & Le, T.
01/06/2022 → 01/06/2024
Project: Research project
Cross-linking of animal- and plant-based proteins, a new approach to tackle poor functionality and nutritional quality of plant-based protein in food applications (Funding of Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology)
Ho, M. T. & Le, T.
01/12/2021 → 31/12/2022
Project: Research project
OleoFlow: Re-engineering food to address obesity (Business Finland)
Valoppi, F., Salmi, A. & Nolvi, A.
01/06/2021 → 31/05/2023
Project: Other project
ENGEL: Engineered oleogels for body weight management (Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation proof-of-concept grant)
Sabet Ghadam Haghighi, S., Kirjoranta, S. & Valoppi, F.
31/05/2021 → 30/05/2023
Project: Research project

A composition comprising an oleogel and a method for producing a composition comprising an oleogel
Valoppi, F. & Bhattarai, M., 18 Feb 2022, (Submitted) Patent No. FI20225150, 18 Feb 2022
Research output: Patent
Authentication of extra virgin Argan oil by selected-ion flow-tube mass-spectrometry fingerprinting and chemometrics
Kharbach, M., Yu, H., Kamal, R., Marmouzi, I., Alaoui, K., Vercammen, J., Bouklouze, A. & Vander Heyden, Y., 30 Jul 2022, In: Food Chemistry. 383, 12 p., 132565.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Emulsion characterization via microfluidic devices: A review on interfacial tension and stability to coalescence
Ho, M. T., Aysan, R., Ramachandran, A. & Mikkonen, K. S., Jan 2022, In: Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 299, 21 p., 102541.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
File
Multifunctional Biomimetic Nanovaccines Based on Photothermal and Weak-Immunostimulatory Nanoparticulate Cores for the Immunotherapy of Solid Tumors
Li, J., Huang, D., Cheng, R., Figueiredo, P., Fontana, F., Correia, A., Wang, S., Liu, Z., Kemell, M., Torrieri, G., Makila, E. M., Salonen, J. J., Hirvonen, J., Gao, Y., Li, J., Luo, Z., Santos, H. A. & Xia, B., Mar 2022, In: Advanced Materials. 34, 9, 12 p., 2108012.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
File
Oleogels and Organogels: A Promising Tool for New Functionalities
Cerqueira, M., Valoppi, F. & Pal, K., 2 Jun 2022, In: Gels. 8, 6, 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific

Open Access

Supervisor for Emerus internship student from France (Pierre Jeanroy)
Minh Thao Ho (Supervisor)
2 May 2022 → 2 Aug 2022
Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
Conveners for two sessions in Sustainability Science Days Conference 2022
Minh Thao Ho (Chair)
18 May 2022 → 19 May 2022
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Northern Lights on Food II
Mari Lehtonen (Attendee)
9 Jun 2021 → 11 Jun 2021
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Spruce galactoglucomannan stabilizers: effect of their characteristics on stability and rheological properties of emulsion
Minh Thao Ho (Speaker)
8 Nov 2021 → 10 Nov 2021
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
35th Conference of the European Colloid and Interface Society
Felix Abik (Poster Presentation)
5 Sep 2021 → 10 Sep 2021
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars

Acta Student Award
Figueiredo, Patricia (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prizes and awards
EIT FOODIO-Food Solutions Award
Bhattarai, Mamata (Recipient), Silventoinen, P. C. (Recipient), Azizkhani, M. (Recipient), Toppinen, L. (Recipient), Abderhalden, S. (Recipient), Iriondo, M. (Recipient), Fernandez, B. (Recipient), Belokhvostov, V. (Recipient), Cohen, L. (Recipient) & Faivush, M. (Recipient), 12 Dec 2018
Prize: Prizes and awards

Curious decision-makers and promising investors – Researchers draw energy from encounters at Slush
Nur Anis Afifah Binti Arzami
20/12/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Slush 2021 paves the way for a better future through innovative ideas
Nur Anis Afifah Binti Arzami
07/12/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
forest.fi highlights increasing usage of wood in foodstuffs and cosmetics
Kirsi S. Mikkonen
06/09/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Wood is increasingly used in foodstuffs and cosmetics – Wood hemicelluloses has a huge potential, says researcher Mamata Bhattarai Read more
Kirsi S. Mikkonen
02/09/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
-Eminent ERC Consolidator Grants awarded to three scholars at the University of Helsinki
Kirsi S. Mikkonen
11/12/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media

Food Materials Science Research Group

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Felix Abik

Melissa Agustin

Nur Anis Afifah Binti Arzami

Mamata Bhattarai

Patricia Figueiredo

Automatic titrator for in vitro digestion, conductivity measurements, and titration (OMNIS, Metrohm)

Compact Fiber Optic Oxygen Meter (OXY-1 SMA, PreSens)

Mini spray dryer (B-290, Buchi)

Temperature-controlled stage for microscope (Linkam)

BioEnc: Design of innovative bioactive antifungal microencapsulated ingredients from food and forest industry side-streams (Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry Proof of Concept Grant, University of Helsinki)

Wood hemicellulose - a new coating material to create novel functional food ingredients (Catalyst Fund - Royal Society of New Zealand)

Cross-linking of animal- and plant-based proteins, a new approach to tackle poor functionality and nutritional quality of plant-based protein in food applications (Funding of Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology)

OleoFlow: Re-engineering food to address obesity (Business Finland)

ENGEL: Engineered oleogels for body weight management (Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation proof-of-concept grant)

A composition comprising an oleogel and a method for producing a composition comprising an oleogel

Authentication of extra virgin Argan oil by selected-ion flow-tube mass-spectrometry fingerprinting and chemometrics

Emulsion characterization via microfluidic devices: A review on interfacial tension and stability to coalescence

Multifunctional Biomimetic Nanovaccines Based on Photothermal and Weak-Immunostimulatory Nanoparticulate Cores for the Immunotherapy of Solid Tumors

Oleogels and Organogels: A Promising Tool for New Functionalities

Supervisor for Emerus internship student from France (Pierre Jeanroy)

Conveners for two sessions in Sustainability Science Days Conference 2022

Northern Lights on Food II

Spruce galactoglucomannan stabilizers: effect of their characteristics on stability and rheological properties of emulsion

35th Conference of the European Colloid and Interface Society

Acta Student Award

EIT FOODIO-Food Solutions Award

Curious decision-makers and promising investors – Researchers draw energy from encounters at Slush

Slush 2021 paves the way for a better future through innovative ideas

forest.fi highlights increasing usage of wood in foodstuffs and cosmetics

Wood is increasingly used in foodstuffs and cosmetics – Wood hemicelluloses has a huge potential, says researcher Mamata Bhattarai Read more

-Eminent ERC Consolidator Grants awarded to three scholars at the University of Helsinki

Food Materials Science Research Group

Organization profile

Fields of Science

International and National Collaboration

Profiles

Equipment

Projects

Publications

Activities

Prizes

Press / Media