HUMETANTS AND SKIN
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M A L M Ö U N I V E R S I T Y 2 015
MALMÖ UNIVERSITY
205 06 MALMÖ, SWEDEN
M A L M Ö U N I V E R S I T Y H E A LT H A N D S O C I E T Y D O C T O R A L D I S S E R TAT I O N 2 015 : 1
C ATHRINE ALBÈR
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CATHRINE ALBÈR
HUMECTANTS AND SKIN
Effects of hydration from molecule to man
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all who have contributed to the
work presented in this thesis.
First of all I would like to thank my supervisors Johan Engblom, Vitaly
Kocherbitov, Marie Lodén and Robert Corkery for giving me the opportunity
to improve my research skills, for guiding me through these four years and for
sharing your enthusiasm about research, and your valuable knowledge and
ideas. Thank you!
I would also like to thank all my co-authors and colleagues for technical
assistance and fruitful discussions.
Sebastian Björklund, thank you for sharing your hands-on experiences and for
your valuable comments on the manuscripts and my thesis summary. Anna
Runnsjö, I am grateful for all your support in the lab and for your
encouragement. Tautgirdas Ruzgas, thank you for teaching me impedance
spectroscopy. Emma Sparr, thank you for your comments during my half-time
defence. Zoltan Blum, thank you for your linguistic advice on my thesis
summary. Peter Falkman, Jonas Carlstedt, Shifa Saleem, Peter Billsten,
Magnus Röding, Hala Ghandour Gari - thank you for all your contributions
and good collaborations!
I have also received support and assistance from our industrial collaboration
partners. Special thanks to Ulf Åkerström and Izabela Buraczewska-Norin
(ACO Hud Nordic AB), Birgit Brandner (SP Technical Research Institute of
Sweden) and Katarina Edsman and Ulrika Sandkvist (Q-Med AB) for all your
help.
Tillsist vill jag tacka familj och vänner som får mig att tänka på annat än
grisöron och diverse experiment. Extra stort tack vill jag ge till mina
fantastiska föräldrar Tommy och Mery, till min underbara syster Caroline och
till min älskade Rasmus för att ni alltid stöttar mig i motgång och hyllar mig i
framgång ♥.
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