Dr. Johan Foster, PhD

Professor

NSERC Canfor Industrial Research Chair in Advanced Bioproducts

Faculty of Applied Science

Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Vancouver Campus

Fields

Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering

Contact Information

Chosen name and pronouns:

E. Johan Foster (He/Him/His)

johan.foster@ubc.ca

Tel: 604-822-3238

http://foster.chbe.ubc.ca/

LinkedIn/ johanfoster

Twitter/ UBC_AdvMat

Alternate Contact

Lou Corpuz-Bosshart

Media Relations Specialist

Tel: 604 822 2048

Email: lou.bosshart@ubc.ca

Expertise

mask, masks, biodegradable, fibers, biomaterials, bioproducts, polymers, plastics, implantable materials, wound healing, materials, engineering, fibre, pulp, packaging, extrusion, foreign body response, lightweight materials, bio-sourced materials, compostable, filtration, drug delivery, smart materials, stimuli responsive, composites, breathability,

In the Media

https://www.facebook.com/196098674119028/posts/1105894186472801/?extid=dOJwxg1JAGr6V9nG&d=n https://news.ubc.ca/2020/05/21/ubc-researchers-develop-biodegradable-medical-mask-for-covid-19/ https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/covid-19-canadian-university-designs-biodegradable-face-masks/story-lHrLeme39nZHmQiXOU1s1N.html Global (17.7M reach) https://globalnews.ca/news/6971524/biodegradable-masks-bc-ubc/ https://globalnews.ca/video/6972430/ubc-researchers-develop-new-kind-of-biodegrable-face-mask Also on MSN: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/video/news/ubc-researchers-develop-new-kind-of-biodegrable-face-mask/vi-BB14rnGBCBC (12.6M reach) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/biodegradable-medical-masks-1.5579092 Also Yahoo: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/ubc-researchers-develop-biodegradable-medical-232802668.htmlCTV Vancouver (2.6M reach) (1K shares on FB) https://bc.ctvnews.ca/biodegradable-made-in-canada-n95-mask-being-developed-at-ubc-1.4948505 VIDEO: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1963442 Huffington Post (FR) 12M reach https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/entry/masque-ffp2-et-chirugicaux-combien-de-temps-mettent-ils-a-se-decomposer_fr_5ec7bfbec5b69d57231d1f3e Castanet (Kelowna) (1.16M reach) https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/300579/Biodegradable-made-in-Canada-N95-mask-being-developed-at-UBC CKNW with Lynda Steele – 11:00 mark – 17:00 https://omny.fm/shows/steele-drex/the-full-show-podcast-may-21st-2020-translink-safe News 1130 (1.4M reach) https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/05/21/ubc-local-sustainable-n95/ Narcity (6.2M reach) https://www.narcity.com/news/ca/bc/canadian-n95-masks-that-are-fully-compostable-are-being-made-in-bc-right-now Virgin Radio, Victoria https://www.iheartradio.ca/virginradio/victoria/trending/it-s-the-worlds-first-fully-compostable-n95-mask-and-it-s-made-in-bc-1.12473956 Daily Hive (1.1M reach) https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/ubc-researchers-create-biodegradable-and-compostable-n95-masks Weather Network (from CBC) https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/ubc-researchers-develop-biodegradable-medical-masks-made-from-wood-fibre CBC roundup (Top COVID-19 stories today) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-19-bc-update-what-you-need-to-know-may-22-1.5579799 CFAX (Adam Stirling Show) https://www.iheartradio.ca/cfax-1070/audio/researchers-at-ubc-developing-a-biodegradable-n95-respirator-1.12478642?mode=Article CFAX (from CTV) https://www.iheartradio.ca/cfax-1070/news/biodegradable-made-in-canada-n95-mask-being-developed-at-ubc-1.12468100 Breakfast TV/City News Vancouver: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=249163416302650 BNN Bloomberg: at 11:49 mark https://mms.tveyes.com/mediaview/?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 FR24 (entertainment website) https://www.fr24news.com/a/2020/05/biodegradable-n95-mask-made-in-canada-is-under-development-at-ubc-bc-news.html Trendhunter https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/n95-masks Business in Vancouver https://biv.com/article/2020/05/ubc-researchers-developing-biodegradable-n95-masks-local-wood-fibres