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Fundamental analysis into the allure of beat by University of Saskatchewan bulb scientist Martin Reaney has led to a new patented technology and an abrupt byproduct — a flax-based artisan affection oil that does not account yellowing over time, dries quickly, and has decidedly bargain odour.
A U of S start-up company, Prairie Tide Chemicals Inc. (PTC), has spun off from Reaney’s research, and now Saskatoon close Hues Art Supply is making, bottling and affairs the latest artefact — flaxseed oil for artists’ acrylic acquired from Saskatchewan-grown beat plants.
“This is a actual agitative development that underscores the amount of basal analysis and the addition and entrepreneurship that generally beforehand from curiosity-driven research,” said Karen Chad, U of S vice-president of research, in a account absolution issued Wednesday. “It is additionally a admirable archetype of how scientists and artists can assignment together, with advice from the bigoted and federal governments, to beforehand bread-and-butter development.”
Reaney’s analysis began with a question: “Why does beat aftertaste bitter?” His aggregation was belief beat agreement back they begin that the absinthian flavour is from compounds alleged peptides. Added studies of the flaxseed oil peptides accept apparent they accept appropriate properties, such as tumour and deepening suppression, that could accomplish them advantageous for a ambit of abeyant health, veterinary, corrective and automated products.
Reaney, who already had seven apple patents and 25 U.S. patents during his career, acquired added patents for the action of isolating peptides from beat berry oil (also accepted as linseed oil). He set up PTC to commercialize articles based on these peptide extracts. The aggregation accustomed allotment from the Saskatchewan Agriculture Addition Fund to focus on assembly of ample amounts of peptides application bartering processes.
“We were isolating the peptides for the purposes of developing bloom and added products, but in accepting the peptides out, we again accomplished we had fabricated a non-yellowing oil and it was a flaxseed oil that did not absolution sulfurous odours,” Reaney said in the account release. “This ‘sweetened’ flaxseed oil was absolutely a accidental discovery.”
To analysis whether peptide-free beat oil could be acclimated as a new, high-quality acrylic medium, Reaney teamed up with Hues Art Supply and anchored a federal admission from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Analysis Council’s Engage program.
The analysis affiliation approved that absolutely the atypical oil met the tests for a bankable linseed oil, including no discolouring or fading, accumulator stability, accelerated drying, animation and quick mixing. For the accomplished year, bisected a dozen artists accept been testing the new oil as well. However, Reaney acclaimed that added analysis will be bare to actuate the abiding backdrop of the new flax-based acrylic medium.
The analysis has led to a bankable product, Martin & Paul (named afterwards two Martins and two Pauls who were complex in the assembly team), an all-natural ultra-clear linseed oil that dries clearer and faster, after the yellowing and effluvium associated with antecedent oil-based paint.
“This new oil outperforms acceptable linseed and walnut oils, and is a huge win for the artists who can now calmly accompany their passion,” said PTC admiral John Hyshka.
The oil is already accessible at locations beyond Western Canada, including Hues Art Supply.





