Physical Chemistry
Aggregation of biological material in solution, the surface interactions of which, and the influence of water content on macromolecular phase behaviour and stability is studied using concepts from surface and colloid chemistry. Transport properties of biological interfaces and biological barriers such as skin and mucus membranes, and the stability of pharmaceutical formulations are studied on molecular and cellular levels.
Core knowledge fields and methodologies include surface and colloid chemistry, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, biophysics, bio electronics, surface analysis techniques, calorimetry, water sorption measurements, rheology, microscopy, scattering techniques and tomography. Some of the methodologies rely on cooperation with large scale research facilities in Sweden and abroad.
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2026 | Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary
Diffusion of model drugs in extracellular matrix mimetic hydrogels: Towards an in vitro model for subcutaneous injection
Julia Parlow
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2026 | Article in journal
Self-assembly and dynamic behavior of colloidal rods in the isotropic phase
Md. Arif Kamal, Thomas Zinn, Antara Pal
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2026 | Article in journal
Surface orientation-dependent electro-oxidation of a polycrystalline gold electrode
Auden Ti, Hanna Sjö, Andrea Grespi, Estephania Lira, Alfred Larsson, Ulrike Küst, Claire Berschauer, Johan Gustafson, Lindsay R. Merte, Jan Knudsen, Edvin Lundgren
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2026 | Article in journal
Disentangling Pectin and Cellulose Nanostructures in Synthetic Plant Cell Walls with Small-Angle Neutron Scattering
Anna J Svagan, Olena Kyzyma, Anran Mao, Pramod Sivan, He Li, Agnieszka Ziolkowska, Francisco Vilaplana, Rob Russell, Marité Cárdenas, Elliot P Gilbert
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2026 | Article in journal
Physicochemical and structural study of iodine loading in amorphous degradable starch microspheres
Aryane Alves Vigato, Henrik Vinther Sørensen, Arunakumari Wickramanayake, Krister Thuresson, Ian George, Johan Engblom, Vitaly Kocherbitov
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2026 | Article in journal
Structure and composition of supported lipid bilayers: a comparison between solvent-assisted lipid bilayer and vesicle fusion methods
Birgit Felderer, Claire Buchanan, Shuhong Wang, Hsin-Hui Shen, Andrew Nelson, Stephen C L Hall, Marité Cárdenas
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2026 | Article in journal
Removal of Fat from Surfaces by Lipase-Enhanced Purified Water
Andriani Tsompou, Dorina Kokrehel, Kayleigh Davies, Vitaly Kocherbitov
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2026 | Article in journal
Platinum surface oxides govern the cathodic overpotential of the oxygen reduction reaction
Alfred Larsson, Andrea Grespi, Ozbej Vodeb, Karen van den Akker, Auden Ti, Claire Berschauer, Alexandra M Imre, Philip Miguel Kofoed, Estephania Lira, Mahesh Ramakrishnan, Stuart Ansell, Justus Just, Henrik Grönbeck, Ulrike Diebold, Edvin Lundgren, Lindsay R. Merte, Dusan Strmcnik, Rik Mom, Marc T M Koper
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2026 | Article in journal
Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxation in Aqueous Sugar Solutions: Can Low-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxation Measurements Differentiate between "Bound" and "Free" Water?
Vasantha Gowda, Ivan Argatov, Olle Söderman, Vitaly Kocherbitov
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2026 | Article in journal
Decoding Wetting Behavior: Capillary Rise Experiments with Amphiphilic Compounds and Theoretical Aspects
Ahmed Hamraoui, Krister Thuresson, Tommy Nylander
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Research projectFood innovations for healthier people and a sustainable planet through advanced nanotechnology
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Research project
Water Science Lab
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Research project
Beneficial effects of vitamins in skin - Towards next generation skin care and 3D skin models
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Research project
Washing and cleaning with purified water grades and the effects of water purity on properties of colloidal systems
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Research project
Simultaneous Scattering and Tribological Investigations of Sheared Thin Soft Matter Films under Low Pressure
