Berit Løkensgard Strand

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.

This study characterizes the extracellular matrix (ECM) produced by MC3T3-E1 spheroids in alginate hydrogel, showing collagen deposition between week 2 and 4.

This study shows that encapsulating hiPSCs in alginate improves their differentiation into pancreatic islet-like cells by reshaping the proteome and activating integrin signaling pathways.