• Improved multidetector asymmetrical-flow field-flow fractionation method for particle sizing and concentration measurements of lipid-based nanocarriers for RNA delivery 

  Mildner, Robert; Hak, Sjoerd; Parot, Jeremie; Hyldbakk, Astrid; Borgos, Sven Even F.; some, dan; Johann, Cristoph; Caputo, Fanny (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Lipid-based nanoparticles for RNA delivery (LNP-RNA) are revolutionizing the nanomedicine field, with one approved gene therapy formulation and two approved vaccines against COVID-19, as well as multiple ongoing clinical ...

• Multiscale investigation of adsorption properties of novel 3D printed UTSA-16 structures 

  Grande, Carlos Adolfo; Blom, Richard; Middelkoop, Vesna; Matras, Dorota; Vamvakeros, Antonis; Jacques, Simon D.M.; Beale, Andrew M.; Michiel, Marco Di; Andreassen, Kari Anne; Bouzga, Aud Mjærum (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Structuring MOF materials is a fundamental step towards their commercialization. Herein we report intensive characterization of 3D-printed UTSA-16 monoliths, facilitated by the development of a new non-aqueous ink formulation, ...

• Vacancy diffusion in palladium hydrides 

  Polfus, Jonathan; Peters, Thijs; Bredesen, Rune; Løvvik, Ole Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  The self-diffusion coefficients of palladium in PdHx (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1) were studied using density functional theory to obtain the required thermodynamic and kinetic parameters. The enthalpy of migration decreased ...

• Slag Properties in the Primary Production Process of Mn-Ferroalloys. 

  Tangstad, Merete; Bublik, Sergey; Haghdani, Shokouh; Einarsrud, Kristian Etienne; Tang, Kai (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  The thermodynamic and kinetic properties of the carbothermic reduction of MnO in the five-component slag, MnO-SiO2-CaO-MgO-Al2O3, is critical in the production process of Mn-ferroalloys. While the reduction rate is mainly ...

• Solvent Regeneration by Thermopervaporation in Subsea Natural Gas Dehydration: An Experimental and Simulation Study 

  Ahmadi, Mahdi; Ansaloni, Luca; Hillestad, Magne; Deng, Liyuan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  An in-house designed membrane process suitable for subsea natural gas dehydration was studied. The use of a membrane absorber together with a thermopervaporation (TPV) unit for solvent regeneration in a closed loop enables ...

• Towards high-throughput microstructure simulation in compositionally complex alloys via machine learning 

  Li, Yue; Holmedal, Bjørn; Liu, Boyu; Li, Hongxiang; Zhuang, Linzhong; Zhang, Jishan; Du, Qiang; Xie, Jianxin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  The coupling of computational thermodynamics and kinetics has been the central research theme in Integrated Computational Material Engineering (ICME). Two major bottlenecks in implementing this coupling and performing ...

• Core-Level Binding Energy Reveals Hydrogen Bonding Configurations of Water Adsorbed on TiO2 (110) Surface 

  Kamal, C.; Stenberg, Nader; Walle, Lars Erik; Ragazzon, Davide; Borg, Anne; Uvdal, Per; Skorodumova, Natalia V.; Odelius, Michael; Sandell, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

• Antimicrobial Resistance and Biofilms Underlying Catheter-Related Bloodstream Coinfection by Enterobacter cloacae Complex and Candida parapsilosis 

  Štefánek, Matúš; Wenner, Sigurd; Borges, Vítor; Pinto, Miguel; Gomes, João Paulo; Rodriguez, João; Faria, Isabel; Pessanha, Maria Ana; Martins, Filomena; Sabino, Raquel; Verissimo, Cristina; Nogueira, Isabel D.; Almeida Carvalho, Patricia; Bujdáková, Helena; Jordao, Luisa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  Biofilm-associated infections are a public health concern especially in the context of healthcare-associated infections such as catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs). We evaluated the biofilm formation and ...

• Charge Transport in 2D MoS2, WS2, and MoS2–WS2 Heterojunction-Based Field-Effect Transistors: Role of Ambipolarity 

  Kaushik, Vishakha; Ahmad, Mujeeb; Khushboo, Agarwal; Varandani, Deepak; Belle, Branson; Das, Pintu; Mehta, Bodh R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Electrical and optical characteristics of few-layered (3–4 L) chemical vapor deposition (CVD) grown MoS2, WS2, and MoS2–WS2 heterostructure-based back-gated field-effect transistor (FET) devices have herein been studied. ...

• Extracts of pine bark (Pinus sylvestris) inhibit Cryptosporidium parvum growth in cell culture 

  Blomstrand, Berit Marie; Enemark, Heidi L; Øines, Øivind; Steinshamn, Håvard; Aasen, Inga Marie; Mahnert, Karl-Christian; Sørheim, Kristin; Athanasiadou, Spiridoula; Thamsborg, Stig Milan; Woolsey, Ian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  The widespread apicomplexan parasite Cryptosporidium parvum is responsible for severe gastrointestinal disease in humans and animals. The treatment options are limited, and the efficacy of available drugs is low. Bark ...

• Multi-Sine EIS for Early Detection of PEMFC Failure Modes 

  Fortin, Patrick; Gerhardt, Michael Robert; Ulleberg, Øystein; Zenith, Federico; Holm, Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is a powerful technique that can be used to detect small changes in electrochemical systems and subsequently identify the source of the change. While promising, analysis is often ...

• Modeling Water Droplet Freezing and Collision with a Solid Surface 

  Shayunusov, Doston; Eskin, Dmitry; Balakin, Boris; Chugunov, Svyatoslav; Johansen, Stein Tore; Akhatov, Iskander (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Water droplets released from the sea surface represent one of the major causes of ice accretion on marine vessels. A one-dimensional model of the freezing of a spherical water droplet moving in cold air was developed. The ...

• Reaction Rate Analysis of Manganese Ore Prereduction in CO-CO2 Atmosphere 

  Larssen, Trine Asklund; Senk, Dieter Georg; Tangstad, Merete (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

• Wetting of Carbon Cathodes by Molten Electrolyte and Aluminium 

  Senanu, Samuel; Ratvik, Arne Petter; Wang, Zhaohui; Grande, Tor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  The extent to which the carbon cathode is wetted by molten electrolyte or molten aluminium metal is important for understanding the cathode wear during aluminium electrolysis. The present paper reports on a laboratory study ...

• Flux-Reducing Tendency of Pd-Based Membranes Employed in Butane Dehydrogenation Processes 

  Peters, Thijs; Stange, Marit Synnøve Sæverud; Bredesen, Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  We report on the effect of butane and butylene on hydrogen permeation through thin state-of-the-art Pd–Ag alloy membranes. A wide range of operating conditions, such as temperature (200–450 °C) and H2/butylene (or butane) ...

• Modelling of dispersed oil/water flow in a near-horizontal pipe 

  Kjølaas, Jørn; Schümann, Heiner; Gonzalez Rengifo, Diana Carolina; Johansen, Stein Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  A gravity-diffusion model was implemented for predicting water concentration profiles in dispersed oil-continuous oil–water flows. In this model, the measured droplet size distributions were used instead of a droplet size ...

• Unraveling Enhanced Activity, Selectivity, and Coke Resistance of Pt–Ni Bimetallic Clusters in Dry Reforming 

  Niu, Juntian; Wang, Yalan; Liland, Shirley Elisabeth Sjø; Regli, Samuel K.; Yang, Jia; Rout, Kumar Ranjan; Luo, Jun; Rønning, Magnus; Ran, Jingyu; Chen, De (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  By introducing Pt atoms into the surface of reduced hydrotalcite (HT)-derived nickel (Ni/HT) catalysts by redox reaction, we synthesized an enhanced active and stable Ni-based catalyst for methane dry reforming reaction. ...

• A bead sequence-driven deposition pattern evaluation criterion for lowering residual stresses in additive manufacturing 

  Sun, Li; Ren, Xiaobo; He, Jianying; Zhang, Zhiliang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Deposition patterns can significantly influence the distribution and magnitude of residual stress in additively manufactured parts. Time-consuming thermal-mechanical simulations and costly experimental studies are often ...

• Tandem hydrodeoxygenation catalyst system for hydrocarbons production from simulated bio-oil: Effect of C-C coupling catalysts 

  Yeboah, Isaac; Li, Yahao; Rajendran, Kishore; Rout, Kumar Ranjan; Chen, De (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Research in the sustainable conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals is a necessity for the reduction of the carbon footprint in transport energy. Herein, we demonstrate an efficient tandem catalyst to selectively ...

• On the value of popular crystallographic databases for machine learning prediction of space groups 

  Venkatraman, Vishwesh; Almeida Carvalho, Patricia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  Predicting crystal structure information is a challenging problem in materials science that clearly benefits from artificial intelligence approaches. The leading strategies in machine learning are notoriously data-hungry ...

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