Dr. Feng Jiang

UBC postdoctoral fellow Dr. Yeling Zhu shows samples of the biodegradable foam.

Environmentally friendly ‘biofoam’ could address plastic pollution crisis

UBC and Wet’suwet’en First Nation collaborate to create a new, biodegradable packaging foam from wood waste.

Nov 7, 2022

Researchers have developed a biodegradable "plastic" out of cellulose

UBC researcher creates wood-based alternative to single-use plastic

UBC researcher Dr. Feng Jiang has developed a cellulose film that looks like plastic and behaves like plastic—but is biodegradable.

Sep 23, 2022