Anna Ström

Head of Unit at Applied Chemistry

Anna Ström holds a PhD in Food and Nutritional Sciences from University College Cork, Ireland. Her PhD work focused on the fine structure of polysaccharides, and specifically pectin, and its impact on functionality. After the PhD, she moved to the Netherlands and Unilever R&D where she worked as research manager and later research project leader. After seven years within industrial research, she took up a position at Chalmers University of Technology, where she worked within SuMo Biomaterials, a Vinn Excellence center focusing on molecular transport in soft materials. She is “docent” in Biopolymer Technology since 2018.

Her research interest is polysaccharide and specifically linking their fine structure and polymer conformation to their gel and material properties. Such knowledge is important for their utilization in a circular bioeconomy context, as well as in the sectors of food and pharmaceutics.

During 2017 and 2019 she was Director of Food Science Sweden, a network consisting of LTH, SLU, RISE, OrU and Chalmers, aiming at visualizing and strengthen food science within Sweden.

She is since 2019 Program Director for the program of biology and biotechnology at Chalmers.

Source: chalmers.se
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Showing 63 publications

2024

Alkyl ketene dimer modification of thermomechanical pulp promotes processability with polypropylene

Seyedehsan Hosseini, Roujin Ghaffari, Anna Ström et al
Polymer Composites. Vol. 45 (1 ), p. 825-835
Journal article
2024

Effect of heating of pea fibres on their swelling, rheological properties and in vitro colon fermentation

Jakob Karlsson, Patricia Lopez-Sanchez, Tatiana Milena Marques et al
Food Hydrocolloids. Vol. 147
Journal article
2024

Critical review of cultivated meat from a Nordic perspective

Martin Krøyer Rasmussen, Julie Gold, Matthias W. Kaiser et al
Trends in Food Science and Technology. Vol. 144
Review article
2024

Thermal and rheological properties and processability of thermoplastic lignocellulose

Bahiru Tsegaye Ayalew, Kristofer Westerberg, Anna Ström et al
Journal of Applied Polymer Science. Vol. 141 (38)
Journal article
2024

Nanostructures of etherified arabinoxylans and the effect of arabinose content on material properties

Ratchawit Janewithayapun, M. S. Hedenqvist, Fabrice Cousin et al
Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 331
Journal article
2024

Dual Role of Boronic Acid Modification in Enhancing Rheological and Photophysical Properties of Supramolecular Gels

Ekata Saha, Andrea Ruiu, S. Zacharias et al
Macromolecules. Vol. 57 (7), p. 3183-3189
Journal article
2024

Physico-chemical properties of pea fibre and pea protein blends and the implications for in vitro batch fermentation using human inoculum

Jakob Karlsson, Patricia Lopez-Sanchez, Tatiana Milena Marques et al
Food Hydrocolloids. Vol. 150
Journal article
2024

Effect of cellulose-rich fibres on faba bean protein gels is determined by the gel microstructure

Mathias Johansson, Jakob Karlsson, Frans W.J. van den Berg et al
Food Hydrocolloids. Vol. 156
Journal article
2024

Feruloylation and hydrolysis of arabinoxylan extracted from wheat bran: Effect on bread quality and shelf-life

Solja Pietiäinen, Amparo Jimenez Quero, Annelie Moldin et al
Journal of Cereal Science. Vol. 117
Journal article
2024

Reducing friction between metal and thermo-mechanical pulp using alkyl ketene dimers and magnesium stearate

Seyedehsan Hosseini, Roujin Ghaffari, Anette Larsson et al
Tribology International. Vol. 192
Journal article
2023

Ethylcellulose-stabilized fat-tissue phantom for quality assurance in clinical hyperthermia

Mattia de Lazzari, Anna Ström, Laura Farina et al
International Journal of Hyperthermia. Vol. 40 (1)
Journal article
2023

Design and manufacture procedures of phantoms for hyperthermia QA guidelines

Mattia de Lazzari, Wojtek Napieralski, Thien Nguyen et al
17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2023
Paper in proceeding
2023

Morphology and swelling of thin films of dialcohol xylan

Chonnipa Palasingh, Rupert Kargl, Karin Stana Kleinschek et al
Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 313
Journal article
2023

Thermoplastic lignocellulose materials: A review on recent advancement and utilities

Bahiru Tsegaye Ayalew, Anna Ström, M. S. Hedenqvist
Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications. Vol. 5
Review article
2023

Potential of Wood Hemicelluloses and Their Derivates as Food Ingredients

Felix Abik, Chonnipa Palasingh, Mamata Bhattarai et al
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Vol. 71 (6), p. 2667-2683
Review article
2022

Effect of physicochemical properties, pre-processing, and extraction on the functionality of wheat bran arabinoxylans in breadmaking – A review

Solja Pietiäinen, Annelie Moldin, Anna Ström et al
Food Chemistry. Vol. 383
Review article
2022

Side chains affect the melt processing and stretchability of arabinoxylan biomass-based thermoplastic films

Parveen Kumar Deralia, Amit Kumar Sonker, Anja Lund et al
Chemosphere. Vol. 294
Journal article
2022

Effect of starch and fibre on faba bean protein gel characteristics

Mathias Johansson, Daniel P. Johansson, Anna Ström et al
Food Hydrocolloids. Vol. 131
Journal article
2022

Creating functional protein ingredients by cross-processing herring co-products with lingonberry press-cake, shrimp shells, or green seaweed.

Jingnan Zhang, Anna Ström, Ingrid Undeland et al
JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. Vol. 99 (S1), p. 145-146
Other conference contribution
2022

Modification of xylan via an oxidation–reduction reaction

Chonnipa Palasingh, Koyuru Nakayama, Felix Abik et al
Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 292
Journal article
2022

Impact of Glucose on the Nanostructure and Mechanical Properties of Calcium-Alginate Hydrogels

Patricia Lopez-Sanchez, Ali Assifaoui, Fabrice Cousin et al
Gels. Vol. 8 (2)
Journal article
2021

Fat tissue equivalent phantoms for microwave applications by reinforcing gelatin with nanocellulose

Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Saül Llacer Navarro, Fredrik Lorentzon et al
Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express. Vol. 7 (6)
Journal article
2021

Maximizing the oil content in polysaccharide-based emulsion gels for the development of tissue mimicking phantoms

Cynthia Fontes-Candia, Patricia Lopez-Sanchez, Anna Ström et al
Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 256
Journal article
2021

Challenge Episodes and Coping Strategies in Undergraduate Engineering Research

Michael O Connell, Tom Adawi, Hana Dobsicek Trefna et al
Proceedings - SEFI 49th Annual Conference: Blended Learning in Engineering Education: Challenging, Enlightening - and Lasting?, p. 1087-1095
Paper in proceeding
2021

Hydrophobization of arabinoxylan with n-butyl glycidyl ether yields stretchable thermoplastic materials

Parveen Kumar Deralia, Aline Maire Du Poset, Anja Lund et al
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. Vol. 188, p. 491-500
Journal article
2021

Oxidation Level and Glycidyl Ether Structure Determine Thermal Processability and Thermomechanical Properties of Arabinoxylan-Derived Thermoplastics

Parveen Kumar Deralia, Aline Maire Du Poset, Anja Lund et al
ACS Applied Bio Materials. Vol. 4 (4), p. 3133-3144
Journal article
2021

The effect of sulfate half-ester groups on cellulose nanocrystal periodate oxidation

Saül Llacer Navarro, Koyuru Nakayama, Alexander Idström et al
Cellulose. Vol. 28 (15), p. 9633-9644
Journal article
2021

Oxidized xylan additive for nanocellulose films – A swelling modifier

Chonnipa Palasingh, Anna Ström, Hassan Amer et al
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. Vol. 180, p. 753-759
Journal article
2020

Altered Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Spruce Galactoglucomannan Films Modified with an Etherification Reaction

Linda Härdelin, Diana Bernin, Mikaela Börjesson et al
Biomacromolecules. Vol. 21 (5), p. 1832-1840
Journal article
2020

Understanding nanostructural differences in hydrogels from commercial carrageenans: Combined small angle X-ray scattering and rheological studies

Cynthia Fontes-Candia, Anna Ström, Laura Gómez-Mascaraque et al
Algal Research. Vol. 47, p. 101882-
Journal article
2020

Recovery of a protein-rich biomass from shrimp (Pandalus borealis) boiling water: A colloidal study

Bita Forghani Targhi, Anna Ström, Romain Bordes et al
Food Chemistry. Vol. 302, p. 125299-
Journal article
2020

Advanced structural characterisation of agar-based hydrogels: Rheological and small angle scattering studies.

Marta Martinez-Sanz, Anna Ström, Patricia Lopez-Sanchez et al
Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 236
Journal article
2020

Rheological and structural characterization of carrageenan emulsion gels

Cynthia Fontes-Candia, Anna Ström, Patricia Lopez-Sanchez et al
Algal Research. Vol. 47
Journal article
2019

Alginate and HM-pectin in sports-drink give rise to intra-gastric gelation in-vivo

Luca Marciani, Patricia Lopez-Sanchez, Stefan Pettersson et al
Food and Function. Vol. 10 (12), p. 7892-7899
Journal article
2019

Hydrogels as a water bolus during hyperthermia treatment

Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Anna Ström
Physics in medicine and biology. Vol. 64 (11)
Journal article
2019

Determination of mechanical and rheological properties of a cell-loaded peptide gel during ECM production

Helena Barreto Henriksson, M. Llorente, Anette Larsson et al
International Journal of Pharmaceutics. Vol. 563, p. 437-444
Journal article
2019

Thermoplastic and flexible films from arabinoxylan

Mikaela Börjesson, Gunnar Westman, Anette Larsson et al
ACS Applied Polymer Materials. Vol. 1 (6), p. 1443-1450
Journal article
2019

Dynamic Nanocellulose Networks for Thermoset-like yet Recyclable Plastics with a High Melt Stiffness and Creep Resistance

Anna Peterson, Ida Östergren, Antiope Lotsari et al
Biomacromolecules. Vol. 20 (10), p. 3924-3932
Journal article
2018

Stick–slip motion and controlled filling speed by the geometric design of soft micro-channels

Johanna Andersson, Anette Larsson, Anna Ström
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. Vol. 524, p. 139-147
Journal article
2018

A multi‐component reaction towards the development of highly modular hydrogelators

Claire Sauvée, Anna Ström, Matti Haukka et al
Chemistry - A European Journal. Vol. 24 (32), p. 8071-8075
Journal article
2018

Roll‐to‐Roll Dyed Conducting Silk Yarns: A Versatile Material for E‐Textile Devices

Anja Lund, Sozan Darabi, Sandra Hultmark et al
Advanced Materials Technologies. Vol. 3 (12), p. 1800251 -
Journal article
2018

High sugar content impacts microstructure, mechanics and release of calcium-alginate gels

Patricia Lopez-Sanchez, Nils Fredriksson, Anette Larsson et al
Food Hydrocolloids. Vol. 84, p. 26-33
Journal article
2018

Liquid Norbornadiene Photoswitches for Solar Energy Storage

Ambra Dreos, Zhihang Wang, Jonas Udmark et al
Advanced Energy Materials. Vol. 8 (18)
Journal article
2018

Microcellular foaming of arabinoxylan and PEGylated arabinoxylan with supercritical CO2

Linda Härdelin, Anna Ström, Ernesto Di Maio et al
Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 181, p. 442-449
Journal article
2018

Soft gelatin films modified with cellulose acetate phthalate pseudolatex dispersion-structure and permeability

Bartosz Maciejewski, Anna Ström, Anette Larsson et al
Polymers. Vol. 10 (9)
Journal article
2018

New foamed materials from hemicelluloses

Linda Härdelin, Anna Ström, Anette Larsson
Other conference contribution
2018

Periodate oxidation of xylan-based hemicelluloses and its effect on their thermal properties

Mikaela Börjesson, Anette Larsson, Gunnar Westman et al
Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 202, p. 280-287
Journal article
2017

Dynamics of capillary transport in semi-solid channels

Johanna Andersson, Anna Ström, Tobias Gebäck et al
Soft Matter. Vol. 13 (14), p. 2562-2570
Journal article
2017

Correlating network structure with functional properties of capillary alginate gels for muscle fiber formation

E. Schuster, Patric Wallin, Felix Klose et al
Food Hydrocolloids. Vol. 72, p. 210-218
Journal article
2016

Interplay between flow and diffusion in capillary alginate hydrogels

Erich Schuster, Kristin Sott, Anna Ström et al
Soft Matter. Vol. 12 (17), p. 3897-3907
Journal article
2016

Impact of solvent quality on the network strength and structure of alginate gels

Elin Linnea Hermansson, Erich Schuster, Lars Johan Lindgren et al
Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 144, p. 289-296
Journal article
2016

Modeling capillary formation in calcium and copper alginate gels.

Diego Caccavo, Anna Ström, Anette Larsson et al
Materials Science and Engineering C. Vol. 58, p. 442-449
Journal article
2015

Preparation and physical properties of hyaluronic acid-based cryogels

Anna Ström, Anette Larsson, O. Okay
Journal of Applied Polymer Science. Vol. 132 (29)
Journal article
2015

Controlling water permeability of composite films of polylactide acid, cellulose, and xyloglucan

Sofie Gårdebjer, Anette Larsson, Caroline Löfgren et al
Journal of Applied Polymer Science. Vol. 132 (1)
Journal article
2015

Diffusion of macromolecules in self-assembled cellulose/hemicellulose hydrogels

Patricia Lopez-Sanchez, Erich Schuster, Dongjie Wang et al
Soft Matter. Vol. 11 (20), p. 4002-4010
Journal article
2014

Hemicellulose foam

Linda Härdelin, Mikaela Börjesson, Filip Nylander et al
Proc Materials for Tomorrow, p. Nr 24-
Conference poster
2014

Rheological characterization of acid pectin samples in the absence and presence of monovalent ions

Anna Ström, E. Schuster, S. M. Goh
Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 113, p. 336-343
Journal article
2014

Microstructural, mechanical and mass transport properties of isotropic and capillary alginate gels

Erich Schuster, Johanna Eckardt, Anne-Marie Hermansson et al
Soft Matter. Vol. 10 (2), p. 357-366
Journal article
2013

Effect of silencing the two major tomato fruit pectin methylesterase isoforms on cell wall pectin metabolism

B. Wen, Anna Ström, A. Tasker et al
Plant Biology. Vol. 15 (6), p. 1025-1032
Journal article
2011

Microstructure of polymer hydrogels studied by pulsed field gradient NMR diffusion and TEM methods

Diana Bernin, G. J. Goudappel, M. van Ruijven et al
Soft Matter. Vol. 7 (12), p. 5711-5716
Journal article

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Showing 19 research projects

2025–2029

Plant-based Proteins for Health and Wellbeing (PAN Sweden)

Anna Ström Anna Ström Group
Formas

2024–2026

Kontroll av havre protein aggregation med hjälp av kostfiber

Anna Ström Anna Ström Group
Lantmännens Forskningsstiftelse

2023–2022

Raising seafood self-sufficiency aided by agricultural side streams - SEASIDE

Ingrid Undeland Food and Nutrition Science
Anna Ström Anna Ström Group
Formas

2022–2024

Biomaterials from agrifood side streams: Advanced characterisation of thermoplastic arabinoxylan

Anna Ström Anna Ström Group
Carl Tryggers Stiftelse för Vetenskaplig Forskning

2021–2023

Unlocking the thermoplastic potential of polysaccharides

Anna Ström Anna Ström Group
Formas

2 publications exist
2021–2022

Samband mellan arabinos innehåll och termiska och mekaniska egenskaper av filmer från modifierad arabinoxylan extraherad från vetekli

Anna Ström Anna Ström Group
Lantmännens Forskningsstiftelse

1 publication exists
2020–2024

Växtbaserade proteiner för hälsa och välmående - PAN Sverige

Marie Alminger Biology and Biological Engineering
Anna Ström Anna Ström Group
Formas

4 publications exist
2019–2020

Northern Lights on Food - Network to utilise MaxIV and ESS on food system

Anna Ström Applied Chemistry
Formas

2019–2021

Texturized legume-based food product by recombining fractions

Anna Ström Applied Chemistry
Formas

2019–2019

Molecular gels for hydrogen storage applications

Henrik Sundén Chemistry and Biochemistry
Anna Ström Applied Chemistry
Magnus Bergvalls Stiftelse

2018–

Molecular gels for hydrogen storage applications

Henrik Sundén Chemistry and Biochemistry
Anna Ström Applied Chemistry
Chalmers

2018–2019

Multiscale design of smart hydrogels for controlled drug release

Anna Ström Applied Chemistry
Region Västra Götaland

2018–2019

Melt and film properties of modified arabinoxylans

Anna Ström Applied Chemistry
Lantmännens Forskningsstiftelse

2016–2023

Towards a new generation sustainable seafood products–a cross-process approach (CROSS)

Ingrid Undeland Food and Nutrition Science
Mehdi Abdollahi Food and Nutrition Science
Romain Bordes Applied Chemistry
Jingnan Zhang Food and Nutrition Science
Gregory Peters Environmental Systems Analysis
Carla Regina Vitolo Coelho Environmental Systems Analysis
Marie Alminger Food and Nutrition Science
Anna Ström Applied Chemistry
Formas

11 publications exist
2016–2017

Ny strategi för att uppnå termoplasti sk arabinoxylan

Anna Ström Pharmaceutical Technology
Lantmännens Forskningsstiftelse

2011–2014

Creation of hierarchical biopolymer gels for controlled mass transport

Anna Ström Pharmaceutical Technology
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