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Physical Chemistry
Chemistry
Physical chemistry is the study and interpretation of mainly macroscopic chemical phenomena, including for example surface and colloid chemistry, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry, using the concepts of physics. Physical chemistry is also central to materials science and parts of biochemistry and molecular biology.
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.
Researchers, publications and projects
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TAStaff
Thomas Arnebrant - Pro Vice Chancellor / Professor
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Staff
Sebastian Björklund - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
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Jakob Blomqvist - Program director/Senior lecturer
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Marite Cardenas - Professor
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Johan Engblom - Head of department/Professor
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Vasantha Gowda - Postdoc
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Vitaly Kocherbitov - Professor
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Lindsay Richard Merte - Associate Professor
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Emelie Nilsson - Associate senior lecturer
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Felix Roosen-Runge - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
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Tautgirdas Ruzgas - Assistant head of dep./Professor
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Davide Schirone - Postdoc
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Börje Sellergren - Professor, directly appointed
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Sergey Shleev - Professor
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Sabrina Valetti - Associate senior lecturer
sabrina.valetti@mau.se
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2023 | Article in journal
Dynamic Behavior of Tin at Platinum Surfaces during Catalytic CO Oxidation
Harald J. Wallander, Dorotea Gajdek, Stefano Albertin, Gary Harlow, Nicolas Braud, Lars Buß, Jon-Olaf Krisponeit, Jan Ingo Flege, Jens Falta, Edvin Lundgren, Lindsay R. Merte
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2023 | Article in journal
Phase behavior of soybean phosphatidylcholine and glycerol dioleate in hydrated and dehydrated states studied by small-angle X-ray scattering
Jenni Engstedt, Justas Barauskas, Vitaly Kocherbitov
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2023 | Article, review/survey
The stratum corneum barrier - From molecular scale to macroscopic properties
Emma Sparr, Sebastian Björklund, Q. Dat Pham, Enamul H. Mojumdar, B. Stenqvist, M. Gunnarsson, D. Topgaard
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2023 | Article in journal
Effect of Desmosterol, Lathosterol and Coprostanol on the phase behaviour of phospholipid membranes
Md Arif Kamal, Antara Pal
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2023 | Article in journal
Lysozyme-Sucrose Interactions in the Solid State: Glass Transition, Denaturation, and the Effect of Residual Water.
Ekaterina Bogdanova, Sebastian Lages, Tuan Phan-Xuan, Md Arif Kamal, Ann Terry, Anna Millqvist Fureby, Vitaly Kocherbitov
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2023 | Article in journal
Photodissociation of bromine-substituted nitroimidazole radiosensitizers
Lassi Pihlava, Marta Berholts, Johannes Niskanen, Anton Vladyka, Kuno Kooser, Christian Stråhlman, Per Eng-Johnsson, Antti Kivimäki, Edwin Kukk
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2023 | Article in journal
Effects of flexibility in coarse-grained models for bovine serum albumin and immunoglobulin G
Frank Hirschmann, Hender Lopez, Felix Roosen-Runge, Tilo Seydel, Frank Schreiber, Martin Oettel
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2023 | Article in journal
Membrane permeability based on mesh analysis
Björn Stenqvist, Marica B. Ericson, Sebastien Gregoire, Bruno Biatry, Guillaume Cassin, Marija Jankunec, Johan Engblom, Emma Sparr
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2022 | Article in journal
Optimum formulation conditions for cationic surfactants via rheo-titration in turbulent regime
Davide Schirone, Luigi Gentile, Ulf Olsson, Gerardo Palazzo
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2022 | Article in journal
Notes on Fitting and Analysis Frameworks for QENS Spectra of (Soft) Colloid Suspensions
Christian Beck, Kevin Pounot, Ilaria Mosca, Niina H Jalarvo, Felix Roosen-Runge, Frank Schreiber, Tilo Seydel
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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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Washing and cleaning with purified water grades and the effects of water purity on properties of colloidal systems
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Simultaneous Scattering and Tribological Investigations of Sheared Thin Soft Matter Films under Low Pressure
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Research project
Nanocapsules and recombinant proteins for nutritious vegan cheese making
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Porous drug carrier platform for inhalation of antibiotic molecules
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Encapsulation of pharmaceutical proteins in starch microparticles
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NextBioForm – Centre for formulation and processing of biologics
vitaly.kocherbitov@mau.se