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    • A multistep in vitro hemocompatibility testing protocol recapitulating the foreign body reaction to nanocarriers 

      Perugini, Valeria; Schmid, Ruth; Mørch, Ýrr Asbjørg; Texier, Isabelle; Brodde, Martin; Santin, Matteo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The development of drug nanocarriers based on polymeric, lipid and ceramic biomaterials has been paving the way to precision medicine, where the delivery of poorly soluble active compounds and personalized doses are made ...

    • Multi‐Stage Validation of a Solar Irradiance Model Chain: An Application at High Latitudes 

      Manni, Mattia; Nocente, Alessandro; Bellmann, Martin Pawel; Lobaccaro, Gabriele (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Evaluating how the sources of uncertainty in solar modelling (e.g., input parameters, developed model chain) can influence the results’ accuracy is one of the main challenges when applied at high latitudes. In this study, ...

    • Muon kinetics in heat treated Al (–Mg)(–Si) alloys 

      Wenner, Sigurd; Nishimura, Katsuhiko; Matsuda, Kenji; Matsuzaki, Teiichiro; Tomono, Dai; Pratt, Francis L.; Marioara, Calin Daniel; Holmestad, Randi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)
      Al–Mg–Si alloys are heat-treatable and rely on precipitation hardening for their mechanical strength. We have employed the technique of muon spin relaxation to further our understanding of the complex precipitation sequence ...

    • Muon Spin Relaxation Study of Solute–Vacancy Interactions During Natural Aging of Al-Mg-Si-Cu Alloys 

      Wenner, Sigurd; Marioara, Calin Daniel; Nishimura, Katsuhiko; Matsuda, Kenji; Lee, Seungwon; Namiki, Takahiro; Watanabe, Isao; Matsuzaki, Teiichiro; Holmestad, Randi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Muon spin relaxation has the unique ability to detect very low concentrations of vacancies and vacancy–solute complexes in solids. In this work, we investigate quaternary Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloys and show that after quenching ...

    • N-Graphene-Metal-Oxide(Sulfide) hybrid Nanostructures: Single-step plasma-enabled approach for energy storage applications 

      Dias, A.; Bundaleska, N.; Felizardo, E.; Tsyganov, D.; Almeida, A.; Ferraria, A.M.; Botelho do Rego, do; Abrashev, M.; Strunskus, Th.; Santhosh, N.M.; Cvelbar, U.; Zavašnik, J.; Montemor, M.F.; Almeida, M.M.; Carvalho, Patrícia A.; Kissovski, J.; Alves, L.L.; Tatarova, E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Hybrid graphene-based nanostructures are considered promising materials for energy storage applications. However, the synthesis of high-quality hybrid graphene nanostructures at high yields is challenging. In the present ...

    • Na+ is shifted from the extracellular to the intracellular compartment and is not inactivated by glycosaminoglycans during high salt conditions in rats 

      Thowsen, Irene Matre; Karlsen, Tine Veronica; Nikpey, Elham; Haslene-Hox, Hanne; Skogstrand, Trude; Randolph, Gwendalyn J.; Zinselmeyer, Bernd H.; Tenstad, Olav; Wiig, Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Recently, studies have emerged suggesting that the skin plays a role as major Na+ reservoir via regulation of the content of glycosaminoglycans and osmotic gradients. We investigated whether there were electrolyte gradients ...

    • Nano Insulation Materials Exploiting the Knudsen Effect 

      Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Alex Mofid, Sohrab; Gao, Tao; Grandcolas, Mathieu; Sletnes, Malin; Sagvolden, Espen (IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      As the world's focus is turned even stronger toward miscellaneous energy efficiency and saving aspects, the development of new high-performance thermal insulation materials for building applications will play an important ...

    • Nano-scale characterisation of sheared β” precipitates in a deformed Al-Mg-Si alloy 

      Christiansen, Emil; Marioara, Calin Daniel; Holmedal, Bjørn; Hopperstad, Odd Sture; Holmestad, Randi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      This paper compares the nano-scale structure of β” precipitates in a peak-aged Al-Mg-Si alloy before and after deformation. Three complementary advanced transmission electron microscopy techniques are used to reveal the ...

    • Nanocomposites of few-layer graphene oxide and alumina by density functional theory calculations 

      Polfus, Jonathan M.; Løvvik, Ole Martin; Rørvik, Per Martin; Bredesen, Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      The atomistic and electronic structure and oxygen stoichiometry of nanocomposites between alumina and graphene oxide were investigated by density functional theory calculations. The nanocomposite was described as interfaces ...

    • Nanomaterials Upscaling Cell Production and Advancing Exosome-Based Stem Cell Therapies 

      Samara, Athina; Belle, Branson (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The COVID-19 pandemic underlined that by investing in both basic and clinical life science research and if there are enough volunteers, it is feasible to have -validated by Phase III clinical trials- vaccines in less than ...

    • Nanoparticle-stabilized microbubbles for multimodal imaging and drug delivery 

      Mørch, Ýrr Asbjørg; Hansen, Rune; Berg, Sigrid; Åslund, Andreas; Glomm, Wilhelm; Eggen, Siv; Schmid, Ruth; Johnsen, Heidi; Kubowicz, Stephan; Snipstad, Sofie; Sulheim, Einar; Hak, Sjoerd; Singh, Gurvinder; McDonagh, Birgitte Hjelmeland; Blom, Hans; Davies, Ruth Catharina de Lange; Stenstad, Per Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Microbubbles (MBs) are routinely used as contrast agents for ultrasound imaging. The use of ultrasound in combination with MBs has also attracted attention as a method to enhance drug delivery. We have developed a technology ...

    • Nanoscale creep behavior and its size dependency of a Zr-based bulk metallic glass manufactured by selective laser melting 

      Liu, Siqi; Chang, Zexin; Fu, Yuequn; liu, yuyu; Lin, Meichao; Ren, Xiaobo; Wang, Wenxian; Zhang, Zhiliang; He, Jianying (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Nanoscale creep behaviors of metallic glasses (MGs) have gathered considerable interests in recent years, owing to their distinct atomistic mechanisms of plasticity. Additive manufacturing (AM) is a burgeoning technique ...

    • Nanoscale friction and wear of a polymer coated with graphene 

      Vacher, Robin Sam; de Wijn, Astrid S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Friction and wear of polymers at the nanoscale is a challenging problem due to the complex viscoelastic properties and structure. Using molecular dynamics simulations, we investigate how a graphene sheet on top of the ...

    • Nanoscale imaging of shale fragments with coherent X-ray diffraction 

      Chattopadhyay, Basab; Madathiparambil, Aldritt Scaria; Mürer, Fredrik Kristoffer; Cerasi, Pierre; Chushkin, Yuriy; Zontone, Federico; Gibaud, Alain; Breiby, Dag Werner (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Despite the abundance of shales in the Earth's crust and their industrial and environmental importance, their microscale physical properties are poorly understood, owing to the presence of many structurally related mineral ...

    • Nanoscale Magnetic Properties of Additively Manufactured FeCoNiAlxMnx High-Entropy Alloys 

      Poulia, Anthoula; S. Azar, Amin; Svec, Peter; Bazioti, Kalliopi; Belle, Branson; Gunnæs, Anette Eleonora; Diplas, Spyros; Mikheenko, Pavlo (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Magnetic properties of High-Entropy Alloys based on the Fe-Co-Ni-Al-Mn system are reported. High-Entropy Alloys are cutting-edge technological materials containing five or more elements in relatively high concentrations ...

    • Nanoscale mapping of optical band gaps using monochromated Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy 

      Zhan, Wei; Granerød, Cecilie Skjold; Venkatachalapathy, Vishnukanthan; Johansen, Klaus Magnus H; Jensen, Ingvild Julie Thue; Kuznetsov, Andrej; Prytz, Øystein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Using monochromated electron energy loss spectroscopy in a probe-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope we demonstrate band gap mapping in ZnO/ZnCdO thin films with a spatial resolution below 10 nm and spectral ...

    • Nanoscale modelling of combined isotropic and kinematic hardening of 6000 series aluminium alloys 

      Myhr, Ole Runar; Børvik, Tore; Marioara, Calin Daniel; Wenner, Sigurd; Hopperstad, Odd Sture (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Kinematic hardening is incorporated into a nanoscale model for 6000 series aluminium alloys consisting of three sub-models describing in turn precipitation of hardening particles, yield strength and work hardening. The ...

    • Nanostructural Analysis of Co-Re/γ-Al2O3 Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst by TEM and XRD 

      Dehghan-Niri, Roya; Tsakoumis, Nikolaos E.; Voronov, Alexey; Holmen, Anders; Holmestad, Randi; Vullum, Per Erik; Borg, Øyvind; Rytter, Erling; Rønning, Magnus; Walmsley, John (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      A rhenium promoted Fischer-Tropsch (FT) cobalt catalyst supported on γ-Al2O3 has been investigated by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD), before and after reduction. Electron diffraction, ...

    • Nanotechnology in SINTEF: Overview, Strategy and Recommendations 

      Akporiaye, Duncan; Bernstein, Ralph W.; Kilaas, Lars; Vogl, Andreas (Research report, 2005)
      STF90 A05407 A Strategic Working Group (SWG) was established to develop SINTEF’s strategy within Nanotechnology with representatives from SINTEF ICT and Materials and Chemistry. SINTEF looks upon nanotechnology as an ...

    • Negative CO2 Emissions with Chemical-Looping Combustion of Biomass – A Nordic Energy Research Flagship Project 

      Rydén, Magnus; Lyngfelt, Anders; Langørgen, Øyvind; Larring, Yngve; Teir, Sebastian; Havåg, Hallstein; Karmhagen, Per (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The Nordic countries constitute a natural location for the development and deployment of Bio-Energy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS). Finland, Sweden and Denmark are world-leading with respect to heat and power ...