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Knauf Insulation<\/a> are a global, multi-million-pound insulation wool business\u00a0with 40 years of experience, who are\u00a0located\u00a0across Europe and the US.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are amongst the fastest growing and most respected names in insulation worldwide, having an interest in helping customers meet increasing demand for energy efficiency and sustainability in buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, there are growing concerns regarding the human health risk of inhalation exposure to insulation fibres. To tackle this, it was proposed that Knauf intends to utilise specific fibres produced by themselves and determine their impact on cellular immune responses and how this relates to any potential adverse human health effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over twelve months, Swansea University’s Healthcare\u00a0Technology Centre<\/a> has\u00a0helped to establish\u00a0a\u00a0model system representing the alveolar region of the lung,\u00a0alongside undertaking a\u00a0next-level\u00a0in vitro approach to understand the impact\u00a0of insulation fibres\u00a0through cellular inflammation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Knauf Insulation are a global, multi-million-pound insulation wool business\u00a0with 40 years of experience, who are\u00a0located\u00a0across Europe and the US. They are amongst the fastest growing and most respected names in insulation worldwide, having an interest in helping customers meet increasing demand for energy efficiency and sustainability in buildings. Currently, there are growing concerns regarding the human health risk of inhalation exposure to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":190346150,"featured_media":4239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1367],"tags":[1375,1370],"class_list":["post-4237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-case-study","tag-health","tag-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nish.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Wordpress-13.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfwlnl-16l","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4228,"url":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/en\/2024\/03\/13\/case-study-health-benefits-of-goats-milk-kefir\/","url_meta":{"origin":4237,"position":0},"title":"Case Study: Health benefits of goat’s milk kefir","author":"meganchick1","date":"13th March 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Chuckling Goat are based in Llandysul and are the UKs number on producer of a cultured fermented milk drink known as kefir. 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