An accessible platform to quantify oxygen diffusion in cell-laden hydrogels and its application to alginate-immobilized pancreatic beta cells
Hamid Ebrahimi Orimi, Kurtis S. Champion, Laurier Gauvin, Jonathan A. Brassard, Berit Løkensgard Strand, Richard L. Leask, Corinne A. Hoesli
The paper introduces an accessible platform to measure oxygen diffusion in cell-laden hydrogels and applies it to alginate-immobilized pancreatic beta cells, showing reduced diffusion coefficients with higher gel concentration.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering · Nov 11, 2025Peer-reviewedBioengineering