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Josefin Illergård

Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH

Research interest

Cellulosic-fibre modification and biological interaction with biobased materials. 

Director of operations in Treesearch.

Editor for the Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal (NPPRJ).

Partner leader in the KTH strategic partnership with Stora Enso

Background

2012 – Researcher at KTH

2007 – 2012 PhD Student at KTH

2005 – 2007 Researcher at RISE, Stockholm

2000 – 2005 Master of Science in biological Engineering (TBI), Linköping University

Recent publications

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J. Henschen et al., "Bacterial adhesion to polyvinylamine-modified nanocellulose films," Colloids and Surfaces B : Biointerfaces, vol. 151, pp. 224-231, 2017.
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A. Ottenhall et al., "Layer-by-layer modification of cellulosic materials for green antibacterial materials," Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, vol. 253, 2017.
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A. Ottenhall, M. Ek and J. Illergård, "Water Purification Using Functionalized Cellulosic Fibers with Nonleaching Bacteria Adsorbing Properties," Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 13, pp. 7616-7623, 2017.
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J. Henschen et al., "Antibacterial aerogels from cellulose nanofibrils," Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, vol. 251, 2016.
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M. Ek et al., "Biointeractive fibers with antibacterial properties," Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, vol. 251, 2016.
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J. Henschen et al., "Contact-active antibacterial aerogels from cellulose nanofibrils," Colloids and Surfaces B : Biointerfaces, vol. 146, pp. 415-422, 2016.
Full list in the KTH publications portal