REPOSITORY > RESULTS

Browse All

Search Results (46)

Heterogeneous nucleation of iron oxide (γ-Fe2O3) in colloidal systems

Author(s): Darinka Primc (Author), Darja Lisjak (Supervisor)

Year: 2013

Type: Doctoral dissertation

Presented work is a study of magnetic iron oxide (referred to as spinel) coating synthesis. The coatings were synthesized on the surfaces of selected core nanoparticles with heterogeneous nucleation during the co-precipitation of the Fe3+/Fe2+ ions. The work is divided into three parts. The first part comprise the synthesis of …

Knowledge discovery in a service-oriented data mining environment

Author(s): Vid Podpečan (Author), Nada Lavrač (Supervisor)

Year: 2013

Type: Doctoral dissertation

The thesis addresses the development of novel knowledge discovery scenarios in a modern data mining platform by utilising principles of service-oriented architecture with web services, interactive scientific workflows, knowledge discovery ontologies and automated construction of data mining workflows. We present the developed Orange4WS platform which upgrades Orange, a mature open-source …

Development of coatings on Ti6Al4V alloy for new generation bone implants with improved osseointegration

Author(s): Nataša Drnovšek (Author), Saša Novak Krmpotič (Supervisor)

Year: 2012

Type: Doctoral dissertation

The aging of bone tissue, bone defects that form during the removal of cysts, tumours, genetic defects and other bone‐tissue‐related diseases, together with demands for a better quality of life, mean a requirement for materials, artificial or autogenous, that will have a long functionality and survivability under the body’s environmental …

Low-temperature sintering of piezoelectric K0.5Na0.5NbO3 ceramics

Author(s): Janez Bernard (Author), Barbara Malič (Supervisor), Andreja Benčan Golob (Co-Supervisor)

Year: 2012

Type: Doctoral dissertation

The KNN solid solution was prepared from pre-synthesized binary compounds of, sodium and potassium niobate in a 1/1 molar ratio. The KNG sintering aid was prepared by homogenizing the pre-reacted binary mixtures of alkaline reagents and germanium oxide with the Na/Ge = 1/1 and K/Ge = 1/1 molar ratios. The …

Determination of steroid estrogens in environmental samples using chemical analysis (GC-MSD) and an in vitro estrogenicity assay (ER-Calux®)

Author(s): Miha Avberšek (Author), Ester Heath (Supervisor), Janez Ščančar (Co-Supervisor)

Year: 2012

Type: Doctoral dissertation

The presence of steroid estrogens in the environment has been studied intensively for two decades because of their possible deleterious effects on living organisms at very low (ng/L) concentrations. To determine concentrations of steroid estrogens and the estrogenic potential of environmental samples, sophisticated and sensitive analytical techniques as well as …

Optimization of coupling between high-frequency generator and low pressure plasma

Author(s): Rok Zaplotnik (Author), Miran Mozetič (Supervisor), Alenka Vesel (Co-Supervisor)

Year: 2012

Type: Doctoral dissertation

In this thesis we present the development of the device for the removal of carbon deposits in fusion reactors. Amorphous hydrogenated carbon deposits (a-C:H) represent a major problem for smooth operation of future fusion reactors with divertors containing carbon tiles, because they cause retention of radioactive tritium. There are techniques …

Production and characterization of MHC class II invariant chain complex

Author(s): Dušana Majera (Author), Dušan Turk (Supervisor), Jaques Neefjes (Co-Supervisor)

Year: 2012

Type: Doctoral dissertation

Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules are polymorphic cell surface glycoproteins expressed only on the surface of the professional antigen presenting cells and they play a crucial role in the adaptive immune responses. MHC class II molecules undergo a very complex maturation process. They are synthesized in the endoplasmic …

Development of new anti-bioadhesive surfaces for specific neurodegenerative agents

Author(s): Tjaša Vrlinič (Author), Miran Mozetič (Supervisor), Fabienne Poncin-Epaillard (Co-Supervisor)

Year: 2011

Type: Doctoral dissertation

The research work presented in this thesis considers the development of new biocompatible surfaces that are able to control the adhesion of specific proteins responsible for the development of neurodegenerative diseases such as Creutzfeldt–Jakob, Alzheimer, Parkinson and Lewis body disease. Our approach was focused on problems prior to the detection …

Contribution to understanding of the mechanism of amyloid fibril formation and its effects on the cell

Author(s): Katja Škerget (Author), Eva Žerovnik; (Supervisor), Uroš Petrovič (Co-Supervisor)

Year: 2011

Type: Doctoral dissertation

The presence of insoluble amyloid aggregates in various human tissues correlates with the development of many human disorders (amyloidoses), including neurodegenerative diseases. Deposition of the aggregated misfolded proteins in the brain, where aggregates can be localized extracellularly or intracellularly, is the main characteristic of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, prion diseases and …

Phase separation in a 2D charged system

Author(s): Joaquin Gabriel Miranda Mena (Author), Viktor Kabanov (Supervisor), Tomaž Mertelj (Co-Supervisor)

Year: 2010

Type: Doctoral dissertation

The main purpose of this thesis is to describe the inhomogeneous phase of a layered system. The phase is the result of the competition between attractive interactions and the long range Coulomb repulsive force (LRCF). In order to achieve this, two different strategies are applied. The first is within the …