Results
Reports, videos and demonstrators from the BreadCell project. For scientific papers, see Publications.
Reports and factsheets
- ReportEvaluation of fibre foams in the automotive sector (2024)
- ReportEvaluation of fire performance of the fibre foams (2024)
- SSbD assessmentSafety and sustainability evaluation of BreadCell materials (II)
- SSbD assessmentSafety and sustainability assessment I
- FactsheetFactsheet: foam properties
Videos
- VideoBreadCell sandwich structures
- VideoThe BreadCell demonstrators
- VideoThe BreadCell skateboard
- VideoLaminating BreadCell foams with sports board enthusiasts
- VideoBreadCell at the 2nd BioNanoNet gold member webinar
Demonstrator: bicycle helmet
The BreadCell helmet protects cyclists and athletes. BreadCell foams form the impact-absorbing core of the helmet, and the shell is made of bent birch or poplar plywood.
The helmet premiered at the consortium meeting in Gothenburg in April 2024 and was shown at the JEC Composites Show in March 2025. Read the study: A cellulosic fiber foam as a bicycle helmet impact liner for brain injury mitigation in oblique impacts (Heliyon, 2024).
Demonstrator: skateboard
A penny board with a BreadCell foam core was the project’s pre-demonstrator, first shown at the consortium meeting in San Sebastián in October 2023. Together with sports board enthusiasts, the team also tested laminating the BreadCell foams.
Spin-off: FOAMO
The FOAMO team wants to revolutionise the footwear industry with sustainable solutions. Footwear is currently made of fossil-based plastics and animal products like leather; the processing can be toxic and the products usually do not biodegrade.
FOAMO uses only materials derived from renewable natural resources. Its secret is cellulose, the most abundant renewable material on earth, made into a foam whose porous structure is lightweight and absorbs the impact of your foot.
FOAMO was supported by the academic start-up centre Science Park Graz GmbH and funded through the AplusB Scale-up programme.
