Browsing Institutt for fysikk by Subject "Biofysikk og medisinsk teknologi"
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Assessment of sensitivity, degradation and treatment response in two breast cancer xenograft models using HR MAS MRS
(Master thesis, 2011)Breast cancer is the most frequently form of cancer in women and new methods fordiagnostics and monitoring of treatment are desired. High resolution magic angle spin-ning magnetic resonance spectroscopy (HR MAS MRS) has ... -
Constrained Hydrogel swelling in Biological Sensors: A Finite Element Method Approach
(Master thesis, 2012)Material models has been developed for anionic and/or cationic hydrogels, with a simulation framework implemented in MATLAB and the finite element software ABAQUS. The geometry of the simulations is a hemispheroidal hydrogel, ... -
Photoprotection of riboflavin containing beverages
(Master thesis, 2012)Riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2 and one of the most easily absorbed nutrients,can be found in many different organisms. The most abundant source of riboflavin ismilk and dairy products; however it is also present in ... -
Production and Application of Micronsized Polysaccharide Particles - Studying Perturbation of a Model Mucus Barrier with Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Indentation
(Master thesis, 2011)The overall aim of this project was to produce homogeneously sized polysaccharide microparticles and apply these and similar sized particles as probes for investigation of mucin layers as a model for a biological barrier. ... -
Single molecule dynamic force spectroscopy of alginate-epimerase interactions using optical tweezers
(Master thesis, 2012)Alginate, a naturally occurring polysaccharide found in various cell lines, is synthesized as a homopolymer polymannuronic acid also known as mannuronan or PolyM. Conversion of the polymers subunits β-D-mannuronic acid (M) ... -
UV-doser til psoriasispasienter og behandlingseffekt i løpet av tre ukers klimabehandling på Gran Canaria
(Master thesis, 2011)Psoriasis er en kronisk, inflammatorisk hudsykdom som gir tykke skjelldannelser på en rød hudoverflate. Sykdommen rammer 2-3% av den europeiske befolkningen. Ultrafiolett (UV) stråling som bruk i behandling av psoriasis ...