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Ulf Olsson

Ulf Olsson

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Chemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
13069
World Ranking
8497
National Ranking
114

Overview

Ulf Olsson is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has a research portfolio encompassing biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and materials science. Their work spans multiple interconnected fields, with a focus on molecular biology and biomaterials, complemented by studies in organic chemistry, physiology, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Frequent collaborators in their research include Luigi Gentile, Sara Linse, Marija Dubackic, Per Persson, and Axel Rüter. These coauthors have contributed to advancing studies in related areas of molecular biology and materials science.

Olsson's publishing record shows contributions to several prominent scientific journals, including:

  • Soft Matter
  • Langmuir
  • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Key recent publications illustrate the scope and focus of Olsson's research:

  • Amyloid β 42 fibril structure based on small-angle scattering, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The cooling process effect on the bilayer phase state of the CTAC/cetearyl alcohol/water surfactant gel, 2020, Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
  • Characterization of Iron and Organic Carbon Colloids in Boreal Rivers and Their Fate at High Salinity, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Adsorption of Anionic Dyes Using a Poly(styrene-block-4-vinylpyridine) Block Copolymer Organogel, 2021, Langmuir
  • Arrested dynamics in a model peptide hydrogel system, 2020, Soft Matter

The scientific work of Olsson frequently engages with molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases, specifically Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Their studies also address the structure and behavior of lipid membranes and surfactant-based colloidal systems, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach combining biochemistry with material science.

This profile highlights a research trajectory that integrates fundamental molecular biology with applied materials research, contributing to a broader understanding of both biological and synthetic systems. The focus on supramolecular assemblies and protein dynamics aligns with contemporary challenges in health-related materials science and bioengineering.

Best Publications

  • A Record Nine Different Phases (Four Cubic, Two Hexagonal, and One Lamellar Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline and Two Micellar Solutions) in a Ternary Isothermal System of an Amphiphilic Block Copolymer and Selective Solvents (Water and Oil)

    Paschalis Alexandridis;Ulf Olsson;Björn Lindman

  • Nucleation and crystal growth in supersaturated solutions of a model drug.

    Lennart Lindfors;Sara Forssén;Jan Westergren;Ulf Olsson

  • Globular and bicontinuous phases of nonionic surfactant films

    Ulf Olsson;Håkan Wennerström

  • Amorphous drug nanosuspensions. 1. Inhibition of Ostwald ripening.

    Lennart Lindfors;Pia Skantze;Urban Skantze;Mikael Rasmusson

  • Self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers: The (EO)13(PO)30(EO)13-water-p-xylene system

    Paschalis Alexandridis;Ulf Olsson;Bjoern Lindman

  • Isotropic bicontinuous solutions in surfactant-Solvent systems: the L3 phase

    David Anderson;Haakan Wennerstroem;Ulf Olsson

  • Change of the structure of microemulsions with the hydrophile-lipophile balance of nonionic surfactant as revealed by NMR self-diffusion studies

    Ulf Olsson;Kozo Shinoda;Bjoern Lindman

  • Structural Polymorphism of Amphiphilic Copolymers : Six Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline and Two Solution Phases in a Poly(oxybutylene)-b-poly(oxyethylene)-Water-Xylene System

    Paschalis Alexandridis;and Ulf Olsson;Björn Lindman

  • Salt Effects on Nonionic Microemulsions Are Driven by Adsorption/Depletion at the Surfactant Monolayer

    A. Kabalnov;U. Olsson;H. Wennerstrom

  • Characterization of micellar aggregates in viscoelastic surfactant solutions. A nuclear magnetic resonance and light scattering study

    Ulf Olsson;Olle Soederman;Paul Guering

  • Structure, interactions, and diffusion in a ternary nonionic microemulsion near emulsification failure

    U. Olsson;P. Schurtenberger

  • Amorphous drug nanosuspensions. 3. Particle dissolution and crystal growth.

    Lennart Lindfors;Pia Skantze;Urban Skantze;Jan Westergren

  • Association and Thermal Gelation in Mixtures of Hydrophobically Modified Polyelectrolytes and Nonionic Surfactants

    Anne Sarrazin-Cartalas;Ilias Iliopoulos;Roland Audebert;Ulf Olsson

  • Preparation of Calcium Alginate Nanoparticles Using Water-in-Oil (W/O) Nanoemulsions.

    Alexandra H. E. Machado;Alexandra H. E. Machado;Dan Lundberg;Dan Lundberg;António J. Ribeiro;Francisco J. Veiga

  • On the demonstration of bicontinuous structures in microemulsions

    Björn Lindman;Kōzō Shinoda;Ulf Olsson;David Anderson

  • Amorphous drug nanosuspensions. 2. Experimental determination of bulk monomer concentrations.

    Lennart Lindfors;Sara Forssén;Pia Skantze;Urban Skantze

  • EFFECT OF WATER-SOLUBLE ALCOHOLS ON SURFACTANT AGGREGATION IN THE C12EO8 SYSTEM

    Kenji Aramaki;Ulf Olsson;Yoko Yamaguchi;Hironobu Kunieda

  • Phase Diagram and Phase Properties of the System Lecithin−Water−Cyclohexane

    Ruggero Angelico;Andrea Ceglie;U. Olsson;Gerardo Palazzo

  • Reversible Thermal Gelation in Polymer/Surfactant Systems. Control of the Gelation Temperature

    K. Loyen;I. Iliopoulos;R. Audebert;U. Olsson

  • Structure of Microemulsions Studied by NMR

    Björn Lindman;Ulf Olsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Håkan Wennerström
Håkan Wennerström Lund University
Björn Lindman
Björn Lindman Lund University
Kell Mortensen
Kell Mortensen University of Copenhagen
Paschalis Alexandridis
Paschalis Alexandridis University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Peter Schurtenberger
Peter Schurtenberger Lund University
Maria G. Miguel
Maria G. Miguel University of Coimbra
Olle Söderman
Olle Söderman Lund University
Reinhard Strey
Reinhard Strey University of Cologne
Hironobu Kunieda
Hironobu Kunieda Yokohama National University
Walter Richtering
Walter Richtering RWTH Aachen University

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