Berit Løkensgard Strand

About

Institutional responsibilities

Deputy head of research at Department of Biotechnology and Food Science (2016 - 2021)
Leader of Division for Biopolymers and Biomaterials (2019 - )
Leader for PhD program in Biotechnology (2016 - 2021)
Responsible for course TBT4170 Biotechnology (2014 -)

Research

My research interest is focused on basic understanding of biopolymers, in particular alginates, and on the functional properties depending on composition and sequence. I have particular interest in the interface of biomaterials and biological systems and to tailor biopolymer materials for biomedical applications.

Alginate can be modified with enzymes (epimerases, lyases) or chemically. We have a unique set of enzymes (epimerases) that allow the tailoring of sequence, and chemical modifications add properties different than ion binding and gelation. Hydrogel properties can also be tailored via the selection of gelling ions and via composite gels of alginate and other materials (e.g. cellulose, calcium crystals).

We have worked extensively on the use of alginates in cell therapy, where the alginate hydrogel act as a protective barrier between the transplant and the host. Alginate capsules from NTNU has been in clinical trials both in 1994 and in 2015 for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. Although promising, the function of the graft is limited due to host cells adhering to the hydrogel surface. We work with researchers at IKOM, NTNU, to understand how the immune system sees the alginate using proteomics and human whole blood, to tailor new materials with reduced inflammatory potential.

Alginate hydrogels are also attractive in tissue engineering applications. We use chemical modification to induce specific biological interactions, e.g. grafting with bioactive peptides to induce cell adhesion. The research is focused on understanding cell responses to materials in order to build tissue relevant for both in vitro systems (e.g. tissue/organs-on chip) and in vivo applications. We collaborate with SINTEF Industry and also IKOM, NTNU, for robotic screening and detailed cell analyses (e.g. transcriptomics), respectively.

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Publications

2022

Coron, Abba Elizabeth; Fonseca, Davi de Miranda; Sharma, Animesh; Slupphaug, Geir; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Rokstad, Anne Mari A.. (2022) MS-proteomics provides insight into the host responses towards alginate microspheres. Materials Today Bio. volum 17.
Kjesbu, Joachim Sebastian; Zaytseva-Zotova, Daria; Sämfors, Sanna; Gatenholm, Paul; Troedsson, Christofer; Thompson, Eric Malcolm; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2022) Alginate and tunicate nanocellulose composite microbeads – Preparation, characterization and cell encapsulation. Carbohydrate Polymers. volum 286.
Syanda, Adam; Kringstad, Vera; Blackford, Samuel J.I.; Kjesbu, Joachim Sebastian; Ng, Soon; Ma, Liang; Xiao, Fang; Coron, Abba Elizabeth; Rokstad, Anne Mari A.; Modi, Sunil; Rashid, Tamir; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2022) Sulfated alginate reduces pericapsular fibrotic overgrowth on encapsulated cGMP-compliant hPSC-hepatocytes in mice. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. volum 9.

2021

Akbarzadeh, Anita; Koernig, Andre; Kjesbu, Joachim Sebastian; Zaytseva-Zotova, Daria; Sletmoen, Marit; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2021) High resolution imaging of soft alginate hydrogels by atomic force microscopy. Carbohydrate Polymers. volum 276.
Coron, Abba E.; Kjesbu, Joachim Sebastian; Kjærnsmo, Fredrikke; Oberholzer, José; Rokstad, Anne Mari A.; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2021) Pericapsular fibrotic overgrowth mitigated in immunocompetent mice through microbead formulations based on sulfated or intermediate G alginates. Acta Biomaterialia. volum 137.
Omtvedt, Line Aanerud; Kristiansen, Kåre Andre; Strand, Wenche Iren; Aachmann, Finn Lillelund; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Zaytseva-Zotova, Daria. (2021) Alginate hydrogels functionalized with β-cyclodextrin as a local paclitaxel delivery system. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A. volum 109 (12).
Solberg, Amalie; Mo, Ingrid Vikøren; Omtvedt, Line Aanerud; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Aachmann, Finn Lillelund; Schatz, Christophe; Christensen, Bjørn E.. (2021) Carbohydr Polym Special Issue Invited contribution: Click chemistry for block polysaccharides with dihydrazide and dioxyamine linkers - A review. Carbohydrate Polymers.

2020

Legøy, Thomas Aga; Vethe, Heidrun; Abadpour, Shadab; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Scholz, Hanne; Paulo, Joao A.; Ræder, Helge; Ghila, Luiza; Chera, Simona. (2020) Encapsulation boosts islet-cell signature in differentiating human induced pluripotent stem cells via integrin signalling. Scientific Reports. volum 10.
Victoria, Moreno-Manzano; Zaytseva-Zotova, Daria; López-Mocholí, Eric; Briz-Redón, Álvaro; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Serrano-Aroca, Angel. (2020) Injectable Gel Form of a Decellularized Bladder Induces Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Differentiation into Smooth Muscle Cells In Vitro. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. volum 21.

2019

Dalheim, Marianne Øksnes; Omtvedt, Line Aanerud; Bjørge, Isabel M.; Akbarzadeh, Anita; Mano, Joao F.; Aachmann, Finn Lillelund; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2019) Mechanical Properties of Ca-Saturated Hydrogels with Functionalized Alginate. Gels. volum 5 (2).
Heggset, Ellinor Bævre; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Sundby, Kristin Weel; Simon, Sebastien Charles; Chinga-Carrasco, Gary; Syverud, Kristin. (2019) Viscoelastic properties of nanocellulose based inks for 3D printing and mechanical properties of CNF/alginate biocomposite gels. Cellulose. volum 26 (1).
Omtvedt, Line Aanerud; Dalheim, Marianne Øksnes; Nielsen, Thorbjørn T.; Larsen, Kim; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Aachmann, Finn Lillelund. (2019) Efficient Grafting of Cyclodextrin to Alginate and Performance of the Hydrogel for Release of Model Drug. Scientific Reports. volum 9 (1).
Ucar, Seniz; Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove; Bassett, David; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Sikorski, Pawel; Andreassen, Jens-Petter. (2019) Formation of Hydroxyapatite via Transformation of Amorphous Calcium Phosphate in the Presence of Alginate Additives. Crystal Growth & Design. volum 19 (12).
Vethe, Heidrun; Legøy, Thomas Aga; Abadpour, Shadab; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Scholz, Hanne; Paulo, Joao A.; Ræder, Helge; Ghila, Luiza; Chera, Simona. (2019) Encapsulation boosts islet-cell signature in differentiating human induced pluripotent stem cells via integrin signalling. bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology.

2018

Bochenek, Matthew A.; Veiseh, Omid; Vegas, Arturo J.; McGarrigle, James J.; Qi, Meirigeng; Marchese, Enza; Omami, Mustafa; Doloff, Joshua C.; Mendoza-Elias, Joshua; Nourmohammadzadeh, Mohammad; Khan, Arshad; Yeh, Chun-Chieh; Xing, Yuan; Isa, Douglas; Ghani, Sofia; Li, Jie; Landry, Casey; Bader, Andrew R.; Olejnik, Karsten; Chen, Michael; Hollister-Lock, Jennifer; Wang, Yong; Greiner, Dale L.; Weir, Gordon C.; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Rokstad, Anne Mari; Lacík, Igor; Langer, Robert; Anderson, Daniel G.; Oberholzer, José. (2018) Alginate encapsulation as long-term immune protection of allogeneic pancreatic islet cells transplanted into the omental bursa of macaques. Nature Biomedical Engineering. volum 2.
Johansen, Finn-Eirik; Brautaset, Trygve; Aune, Marie Hjelmseth; Patriksson, Alexandra; Falkenberg, Liv Eggset; Kleppe, Rune; Dick, Gunnar; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Eijsink, Vincent; Røyne, Anja; Goksøyr, Anders; Svendsen, John Sigurd Mjøen; Fyhn, Marianne; Vik, Jon Olav; Wentzel, Alexander; Aksnes, Astrid; Bruheim, Per; Carlsen, Sven Magnus; Åm, Heidrun. (2018) Centre for Digital Life Norway - Annual report 2017. 2018.

2017

Aarstad, Olav Andreas; Heggset, Ellinor Bævre; Pedersen, Ina S.; Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove; Syverud, Kristin; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2017) Mechanical Properties of Composite Hydrogels of Alginate and Cellulose Nanofibrils. Polymers. volum 9 (8).
Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Coron, Abba Elizabeth; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2017) Current and Future Perspectives on Alginate Encapsulated Pancreatic Islet. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. volum 6 (4).
Ucar, Seniz; Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove; Bassett, David; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Sikorski, Pawel; Andreassen, Jens-Petter. (2017) Transformation of brushite to hydroxyapatite and effects of alginate additives. Journal of Crystal Growth. volum 468.

2016

Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove; Bassett, David; Ucar, Seniz; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Andreassen, Jens-Petter; Sikorski, Pawel. (2016) A correlative spatiotemporal microscale study of calcium phosphate formation and transformation within an alginate hydrogel matrix. Acta Biomaterialia. volum 44.
Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove; Mandaric, Stefan; Bassett, David; Åslund, Andreas; Ucar, Seniz; Andreassen, Jens-Petter; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Sikorski, Pawel. (2016) Gelling kinetics and in situ mineralization of alginate hydrogels: A correlative spatiotemporal characterization toolbox. Acta Biomaterialia. volum 44.
Dalheim, Marianne Øksnes; Vanacker, Julie; Najmi, Maryam A.; Aachmann, Finn Lillelund; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Christensen, Bjørn E.. (2016) Efficient functionalization of alginate biomaterials. Biomaterials. volum 80.

2015

Formo, Kjetil Ødegård; Cho, Candy H-H; Vallier, Ludovic; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2015) Culture of hESC-derived pancreatic progenitors in alginate-based scaffold. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A. volum 103 (12).
Sandvig, Ioanna; Karstensen, Kristin; Rokstad, Anne Mari; Aachmann, Finn Lillelund; Formo, Kjetil Ødegård; Sandvig, Axel; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2015) RGD-peptide modified alginate by a chemoenzymatic strategy for tissue engineering applications. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A. volum 103 (3).
Ucar, Seniz; Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove; Bassett, David; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Sikorski, Pawel; Andreassen, Jens-Petter. (2015) Nucleation and Growth of Brushite in the Presence of Alginate. Crystal Growth & Design. volum 15 (11).
Westhrin, Marita; Xie, Minli; Olderøy, Magnus Ø.; Sikorski, Pawel; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Standal, Therese. (2015) Osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells in mineralized alginate matrices. PLOS ONE. volum 10 (3).

2014

Formo, Kjetil Ødegård; Aarstad, Olav Andreas; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2014) Lyase-catalyzed degradation of alginate in the gelled state: Effect ofgelling ions and lyase specificity. Carbohydrate Polymers. volum 110.
Rokstad, Anne Mari; Lacík, Igor; DeVos, Paul; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2014) Advances in biocompatibility and physico-chemical characterization of microspheres for cell encapsulation. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. volum 67-68.

2013

Aarstad, Olav Andreas; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Klepp-Andersen, Lise Mari; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2013) Analysis of G-Block Distributions and Their Impact on Gel Properties of in Vitro Epimerized Mannuronan. Biomacromolecules. volum 14 (10).
Hals, Ingrid Katrin; Rokstad, Anne Mari; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Grill, Valdemar. (2013) Acute hypoxia impacts similarly on encapsulated and non-encapsulated human pancreatic islets. Diabetologia. volum 56.
Hals, Ingrid Katrin; Rokstad, Anne Mari; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Oberholzer, José; Grill, Valdemar. (2013) Alginate Microencapsulation of Human Islets Does Not Increase Susceptibility to Acute Hypoxia. Experimental Diabetes Research. volum 2013.
Jacobs-Tulleneers-Thevissen, D.; Chintinne, M.; Ling, Z.; Gillard, P.; Schoonjans, L.; Delvaux, G.; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Gorus, F.; Keymeulen, B.; Pipeleers, D.. (2013) Sustained function of alginate-encapsulated human islet cell implants in the peritoneal cavity of mice leading to a pilot study in a type 1 diabetic patient. Diabetologia. volum 56 (7).
Qi, Meirigeng; McGarrigle, James J.; Wang, Yong; Marchese, Enza; Bochenek, Matthew A.; Vaca, Pilar; Davis, Maureen E.; Ahn, Sang Joon; Schwartz, Alexander; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Lacík, Igor; Oberholzer, José. (2013) Transplantation of Pancreatic Islets Immobilized in Alginate-Based Microcapsules: From Animal Studies to Clinical Trials. Micro and Nanosystems. volum 5 (3).
Rokstad, Anne Mari; Brekke, Ole Lars; Steinkjer, Bjørg; Ryan, Liv; Kolláriková, Gabriela; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Lambris, John D.; Lacík, Igor; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Espevik, Terje. (2013) The induction of cytokines by polycation containing microspheres by a complement dependent mechanism. Biomaterials. volum 34 (3).
Rokstad, Anne Mari; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Espevik, Terje; Mollnes, Tom Eirik. (2013) Biocompatibility and Biotolerability Assessment of Microspheres Using a Whole Blood Model. Micro and Nanosystems. volum 5 (3).

2012

Andersen, Therese; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Formo, Kjetil Ødegård; Alsberg, Eben; Christensen, Bjørn Erik. (2012) Alginates as biomaterials in tissue engineering. Carbohydrate Chemistry - Chemical and Biological Approaches.
Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Qi, Meirigeng; Gundersen, Per Ole M.; Formo, Kjetil Ødegård; Lacík, Igor; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Oberholzer, José; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2012) Binding and leakage of barium in alginate microbeads. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A. volum 100A (11).
Olderøy, Magnus Østgård; Westhrin, Marita; Andreassen, Jens-Petter; Zhang, Zhibing; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Standal, Therese; Sikorski, Pawel. (2012) Properties and cell compatibility of mineralized alginate hydrogel beads. European Cells and Materials. volum 23.
Olderøy, Magnus Østgård; Westhrin, Marita; Ehnert, Sabrina; Xie, Minli; Andreassen, Jens-Petter; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Standal, Therese; Nussler, Andreas K; Sikorski, Pawel. (2012) Investigation of mineralized alginate gels as a scaffold material for stem cell based bone tissue engineering. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. volum 6.
Olderøy, Magnus Østgård; Xie, Minli; Andreassen, Jens-Petter; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Zhang, Zhibing; Sikorski, Pawel. (2012) Viscoelastic properties of mineralized alginate hydrogel beads. Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine. volum 23 (7).
Qi, Meirigeng; Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Lacík, Igor; Formo, Kjetil Ødegård; Marchese, Enza; Wang, Yong; Danielson, Kirstie K.; Kinzer, Katie; Wang, Shusen; Barbaro, Barbara; Kolláriková, Gabriela; Chorvát, Dusan; Hunkeler, David; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Oberholzer, José; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2012) Survival of human islets in microbeads containing high guluronic acid alginate crosslinked with Ca2+ and Ba2+. Xenotransplantation. volum 19 (6).
Xie, Minli; Magnus Østgård, Olderøy; Zhang, Zhibing; Andreassen, Jens-Petter; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Sikorski, Pawel. (2012) Biocomposites prepared by alkaline phosphatase mediated mineralization of alginate microbeads. RSC Advances. volum 2 (4).

2011

Olderøy, Magnus Østgård; Xie, Minli; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Draget, Kurt Ingar; Sikorski, Pawel; Andreassen, Jens-Petter. (2011) Polymorph Switching in the Calcium Carbonate System by Well-Defined Alginate Oligomers. Crystal Growth & Design. volum 11 (2).
Qi, Meirigeng; Lacík, Igor; Kolláriková, Gabriela; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Formo, Kjetil Ødegård; Wang, Yong; Marchese, Enza; Mendoza-Elias, Joshua E; Kinzer, Katie P; Gatti, F.; Paushter, Daniel; Patel, S; Oberholzer, José. (2011) A Recommended Laparoscopic Procedure for Implantation of Microcapsules in the Peritoneal Cavity of Non-Human Primates. Journal of Surgical Research. volum 168 (1).
Rokstad, Anne Mari; Brekke, Ole Lars; Steinkjer, Bjørg; Ryan, Liv; Kolláriková, Gabriela; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Lacík, Igor; Espevik, Terje; Mollnes, Tom Eirik. (2011) Alginate microbeads are complement compatible, in contrast to polycation containing microcapsules, as revealed in a human whole blood model. Acta Biomaterialia. volum 7 (6).

2010

Haug, Ingvild; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Strand, Sabina P.. (2010) Øser av havets skattkiste. Adresseavisen.
Xie, Minli; Olderøy, Magnus Østgård; Andreassen, Jens-Petter; Selbach, Sverre Magnus; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Sikorski, Pawel. (2010) Alginate-controlled formation of nanoscale calcium carbonate and hydroxyapatite mineral phase within hydrogel networks. Acta Biomaterialia. volum 6 (9).

2009

De Vos, Paul; Bucko, Marek; Gemeiner, Peter; Navrátil, Marián; Svitel, Juraj; Faas, Marijke; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Vikartovská, Alica; Lacík, Igor; Kolláriková, Gabriela; Orive, Gorka; Poncelet, Dennis; Pedraz, Jose Luis; Ansorge-Schumacher, Marion B.. (2009) Multiscale requirements for bioencapsulation in medicine and biotechnology. Biomaterials. volum 30 (13).
Donati, Ivan; Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Paoletti, Sergio. (2009) Effect of Elongation of Alternating Sequences on Swelling Behavior and Large Deformation Properties of Natural Alginate Gels. Journal of Physical Chemistry B. volum 113 (39).
Espevik, Terje; Rokstad, Anne Mari; Kulseng, Bård Eirik; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2009) Mechanisms of the host immune response to alginate microcapsules. The Bioartificial Pancreas and Other Biohybrid Therapies.
Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2009) Alginate structure function relationships relevant to their use for cell encapsulation. The Bioartificial Pancreas and Other Biohybrid Therapies.
Olderøy, Magnus Østgård; Xie, Minli; Andreassen, Jens-Petter; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Sikorski, Pawel. (2009) Front cover of the book "Food Stabilisers, Thickeners and Gelling Agents". Wiley-Blackwell. 2009.
Olderøy, Magnus Østgård; Xie, Minli; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Flaten, Ellen Marie; Sikorski, Pawel; Andreassen, Jens-Petter. (2009) Growth and nucleation of calcium carbonate vaterite crystals in presence of alginate. Crystal Growth & Design. volum 9 (12).

2008

Marsich, Eleonora; Borgogna, Massimiliano; Donati, Ivan; Mozetic, Pamela; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Salvador, Santiago Gomez; Vittur, Franco; Paoletti, Sergio. (2008) Alginate/lactose-modified chitosan hydrogels: A bioactive biomaterial for chondrocyte encapsulation. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A. volum 84A (2).
Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Holtan, Synnøve; Donati, Ivan; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2008) Mechanical properties of C-5 epimerized alginates. Biomacromolecules. volum 9 (9).
Qi, Meirigeng; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Lacík, Igor; Wang, Yong; Salehi, Payam; Barbaro, Barbara; Gangemi, Antonio; Kuechle, Joseph; Romagnoli, Travis; Hansen, Michael A.; Rodriguez, Lisette A.; Benedetti, Enrico; Hunkeler, David; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Oberholzer, José. (2008) Encapsulation of Human Islets in Novel Inhomogeneous Alginate-Ca2+/Ba2+ Microbeads: In Vitro and In Vivo Function. Artificial Cells, Blood Substitutes, and Biotechnology. volum 36 (5).

2007

Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Donati, Ivan; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2007) Molecular engineering as an approach to design new functional properties of alginate. Biomacromolecules. volum 8.
Qi, M.; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Lacik, I.; Wang, Y.; Barbaro, B.; Gangemi, A.; Salehi, P.; Kuechle, J.; Benedetti, E.; Hunkeler, D.; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Oberholzer, J.. (2007) Prolonged immunosuppression-free survival of TAM encapsulated human islet grafts in diabetic, immunocompetent mice. American Journal of Transplantation. volum 7.
Salehi, Payam; Walker, John; Madsen, Karen L.; Sigurdson, Grant T.; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Christensen, Bjørn Erik; Jewell, Laurence D.; Churchill, Thomas A.. (2007) Relationship between energetic stress and pro-apoptotic/cytoprotective kinase mechanisms in intestinal preservation. Surgery. volum 141 (6).

2006

De Vos, Paul; Faas, Marijke M.; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Calafiore, Ricardo. (2006) Alginate-based microcapsules for immunoisolation of pancreatic islets. Biomaterials. volum 27.
Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Donati, Ivan; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2006) Effect of Ca2+, Ba2+, and Sr2+ on alginate microbeads. Biomacromolecules. volum 7.
Rokstad, Anne Mari Aukan; Donati, Ivan; Borgogna, Massimiliano; Oberholzer, José; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Espevik, Terje; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2006) Cell-compatible covalently reinforced beads obtained from a chemoenzymatically engineered alginate. Biomaterials. volum 27.

2003

King, Aileen; Andersson, Arne; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Lau, Joey; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Sandler, Stellan. (2003) The role of capsule composition and biologic responses in the function of transplanted microencapsulated islets of langerhans. Transplantation. volum 76 (2).
King, Aileen; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Rokstad, Anne Mari Aukan; Andersson, Arne; Kulseng, Bård Eirik; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Sandler, Stellan. (2003) Improvement of the biocompatibility of alginate/poly-L-lysine/alginate microcapsules by the use of epimerized alginate as a coating. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. volum 64 (3).
Rokstad, Anne Mari Aukan; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Rian, K.; Steinkjer, Bjørg; Kulseng, Bård Eirik; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Espevik, Terje. (2003) Evaluation of different types of alginate microcapsules as bioreactors for producing endostatin. Cell Transplantation. volum 12.
Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Espevik, Terje; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2003) Visualization of alginate-poly-L-lysine-alginate microcapsules by confocal laser scanning microscopy. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. volum 82 (4).
Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Syvertsen, Kjersti R.; Espevik, Terje; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2003) Microcapsules made by enzymatically tailored alginate. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. volum 64 (3).
Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Gåserød, Olav. (2003) Microcapsule formation. Fundamentals of cell immobilisation biotechnology.

2002

Rokstad, Anne Mari Aukan; Holtan, Synnøve; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Steinkjer, Bjørg; Ryan, Liv; Kulseng, Bård Eirik; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Espevik, Terje. (2002) Microencapsulation of cells producing therapeutic proteins: Optimizing cell growth and secretion. Cell Transplantation. volum 11.
Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2002) Alginate microcapsules for cell therapy - A study of functional properties of capsules made of native and enzymatically tailored alginates. 2002.
Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Gåserød, Olav; Kulseng, Bård Eirik; Espevik, Terje; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2002) Alginate-polylysine-alginate microcapsules – effect of size reduction on capsule properties. Journal of Microencapsulation. volum 19.

2001

Rokstad, Anne Mari Aukan; Kulseng, Bård Eirik; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Espevik, Terje. (2001) Transplantation of alginate microcapsules with proliferating cells in mice. Capsular overgrowth and suvival of encapsulated cells of mice and human origin. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. volum 944.
Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Ryan, Liv; Int Veld, Peter; Kulseng, Bård Eirik; Rokstad, Anne Mari Aukan; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Espevik, Terje. (2001) Poly-L-Lysine Induces Fibrosis on Alginate Microcapsules via the Induction of Cytokines. Cell Transplantation. volum 10.

2000

Draget, Kurt Ingar; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Hartmann, Martin; Valla, Svein; Smidsrød, Olav; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2000) Ionic and acid gel formation of epimerised alginates : the effect of AlgE4. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. volum 27.

Journal publications

Coron, Abba Elizabeth; Fonseca, Davi de Miranda; Sharma, Animesh; Slupphaug, Geir; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Rokstad, Anne Mari A.. (2022) MS-proteomics provides insight into the host responses towards alginate microspheres. Materials Today Bio. volum 17.
Kjesbu, Joachim Sebastian; Zaytseva-Zotova, Daria; Sämfors, Sanna; Gatenholm, Paul; Troedsson, Christofer; Thompson, Eric Malcolm; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2022) Alginate and tunicate nanocellulose composite microbeads – Preparation, characterization and cell encapsulation. Carbohydrate Polymers. volum 286.
Syanda, Adam; Kringstad, Vera; Blackford, Samuel J.I.; Kjesbu, Joachim Sebastian; Ng, Soon; Ma, Liang; Xiao, Fang; Coron, Abba Elizabeth; Rokstad, Anne Mari A.; Modi, Sunil; Rashid, Tamir; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2022) Sulfated alginate reduces pericapsular fibrotic overgrowth on encapsulated cGMP-compliant hPSC-hepatocytes in mice. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. volum 9.
Akbarzadeh, Anita; Koernig, Andre; Kjesbu, Joachim Sebastian; Zaytseva-Zotova, Daria; Sletmoen, Marit; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2021) High resolution imaging of soft alginate hydrogels by atomic force microscopy. Carbohydrate Polymers. volum 276.
Coron, Abba E.; Kjesbu, Joachim Sebastian; Kjærnsmo, Fredrikke; Oberholzer, José; Rokstad, Anne Mari A.; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2021) Pericapsular fibrotic overgrowth mitigated in immunocompetent mice through microbead formulations based on sulfated or intermediate G alginates. Acta Biomaterialia. volum 137.
Omtvedt, Line Aanerud; Kristiansen, Kåre Andre; Strand, Wenche Iren; Aachmann, Finn Lillelund; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Zaytseva-Zotova, Daria. (2021) Alginate hydrogels functionalized with β-cyclodextrin as a local paclitaxel delivery system. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A. volum 109 (12).
Solberg, Amalie; Mo, Ingrid Vikøren; Omtvedt, Line Aanerud; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Aachmann, Finn Lillelund; Schatz, Christophe; Christensen, Bjørn E.. (2021) Carbohydr Polym Special Issue Invited contribution: Click chemistry for block polysaccharides with dihydrazide and dioxyamine linkers - A review. Carbohydrate Polymers.
Legøy, Thomas Aga; Vethe, Heidrun; Abadpour, Shadab; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Scholz, Hanne; Paulo, Joao A.; Ræder, Helge; Ghila, Luiza; Chera, Simona. (2020) Encapsulation boosts islet-cell signature in differentiating human induced pluripotent stem cells via integrin signalling. Scientific Reports. volum 10.
Victoria, Moreno-Manzano; Zaytseva-Zotova, Daria; López-Mocholí, Eric; Briz-Redón, Álvaro; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Serrano-Aroca, Angel. (2020) Injectable Gel Form of a Decellularized Bladder Induces Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Differentiation into Smooth Muscle Cells In Vitro. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. volum 21.
Dalheim, Marianne Øksnes; Omtvedt, Line Aanerud; Bjørge, Isabel M.; Akbarzadeh, Anita; Mano, Joao F.; Aachmann, Finn Lillelund; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2019) Mechanical Properties of Ca-Saturated Hydrogels with Functionalized Alginate. Gels. volum 5 (2).
Heggset, Ellinor Bævre; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Sundby, Kristin Weel; Simon, Sebastien Charles; Chinga-Carrasco, Gary; Syverud, Kristin. (2019) Viscoelastic properties of nanocellulose based inks for 3D printing and mechanical properties of CNF/alginate biocomposite gels. Cellulose. volum 26 (1).
Omtvedt, Line Aanerud; Dalheim, Marianne Øksnes; Nielsen, Thorbjørn T.; Larsen, Kim; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Aachmann, Finn Lillelund. (2019) Efficient Grafting of Cyclodextrin to Alginate and Performance of the Hydrogel for Release of Model Drug. Scientific Reports. volum 9 (1).
Ucar, Seniz; Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove; Bassett, David; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Sikorski, Pawel; Andreassen, Jens-Petter. (2019) Formation of Hydroxyapatite via Transformation of Amorphous Calcium Phosphate in the Presence of Alginate Additives. Crystal Growth & Design. volum 19 (12).
Vethe, Heidrun; Legøy, Thomas Aga; Abadpour, Shadab; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Scholz, Hanne; Paulo, Joao A.; Ræder, Helge; Ghila, Luiza; Chera, Simona. (2019) Encapsulation boosts islet-cell signature in differentiating human induced pluripotent stem cells via integrin signalling. bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology.
Bochenek, Matthew A.; Veiseh, Omid; Vegas, Arturo J.; McGarrigle, James J.; Qi, Meirigeng; Marchese, Enza; Omami, Mustafa; Doloff, Joshua C.; Mendoza-Elias, Joshua; Nourmohammadzadeh, Mohammad; Khan, Arshad; Yeh, Chun-Chieh; Xing, Yuan; Isa, Douglas; Ghani, Sofia; Li, Jie; Landry, Casey; Bader, Andrew R.; Olejnik, Karsten; Chen, Michael; Hollister-Lock, Jennifer; Wang, Yong; Greiner, Dale L.; Weir, Gordon C.; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Rokstad, Anne Mari; Lacík, Igor; Langer, Robert; Anderson, Daniel G.; Oberholzer, José. (2018) Alginate encapsulation as long-term immune protection of allogeneic pancreatic islet cells transplanted into the omental bursa of macaques. Nature Biomedical Engineering. volum 2.
Aarstad, Olav Andreas; Heggset, Ellinor Bævre; Pedersen, Ina S.; Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove; Syverud, Kristin; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2017) Mechanical Properties of Composite Hydrogels of Alginate and Cellulose Nanofibrils. Polymers. volum 9 (8).
Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Coron, Abba Elizabeth; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2017) Current and Future Perspectives on Alginate Encapsulated Pancreatic Islet. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. volum 6 (4).
Ucar, Seniz; Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove; Bassett, David; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Sikorski, Pawel; Andreassen, Jens-Petter. (2017) Transformation of brushite to hydroxyapatite and effects of alginate additives. Journal of Crystal Growth. volum 468.
Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove; Bassett, David; Ucar, Seniz; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Andreassen, Jens-Petter; Sikorski, Pawel. (2016) A correlative spatiotemporal microscale study of calcium phosphate formation and transformation within an alginate hydrogel matrix. Acta Biomaterialia. volum 44.
Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove; Mandaric, Stefan; Bassett, David; Åslund, Andreas; Ucar, Seniz; Andreassen, Jens-Petter; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Sikorski, Pawel. (2016) Gelling kinetics and in situ mineralization of alginate hydrogels: A correlative spatiotemporal characterization toolbox. Acta Biomaterialia. volum 44.
Dalheim, Marianne Øksnes; Vanacker, Julie; Najmi, Maryam A.; Aachmann, Finn Lillelund; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Christensen, Bjørn E.. (2016) Efficient functionalization of alginate biomaterials. Biomaterials. volum 80.
Formo, Kjetil Ødegård; Cho, Candy H-H; Vallier, Ludovic; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2015) Culture of hESC-derived pancreatic progenitors in alginate-based scaffold. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A. volum 103 (12).
Sandvig, Ioanna; Karstensen, Kristin; Rokstad, Anne Mari; Aachmann, Finn Lillelund; Formo, Kjetil Ødegård; Sandvig, Axel; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2015) RGD-peptide modified alginate by a chemoenzymatic strategy for tissue engineering applications. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A. volum 103 (3).
Ucar, Seniz; Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove; Bassett, David; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Sikorski, Pawel; Andreassen, Jens-Petter. (2015) Nucleation and Growth of Brushite in the Presence of Alginate. Crystal Growth & Design. volum 15 (11).
Westhrin, Marita; Xie, Minli; Olderøy, Magnus Ø.; Sikorski, Pawel; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Standal, Therese. (2015) Osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells in mineralized alginate matrices. PLOS ONE. volum 10 (3).
Formo, Kjetil Ødegård; Aarstad, Olav Andreas; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2014) Lyase-catalyzed degradation of alginate in the gelled state: Effect ofgelling ions and lyase specificity. Carbohydrate Polymers. volum 110.
Rokstad, Anne Mari; Lacík, Igor; DeVos, Paul; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2014) Advances in biocompatibility and physico-chemical characterization of microspheres for cell encapsulation. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. volum 67-68.
Aarstad, Olav Andreas; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Klepp-Andersen, Lise Mari; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2013) Analysis of G-Block Distributions and Their Impact on Gel Properties of in Vitro Epimerized Mannuronan. Biomacromolecules. volum 14 (10).
Hals, Ingrid Katrin; Rokstad, Anne Mari; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Grill, Valdemar. (2013) Acute hypoxia impacts similarly on encapsulated and non-encapsulated human pancreatic islets. Diabetologia. volum 56.
Hals, Ingrid Katrin; Rokstad, Anne Mari; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Oberholzer, José; Grill, Valdemar. (2013) Alginate Microencapsulation of Human Islets Does Not Increase Susceptibility to Acute Hypoxia. Experimental Diabetes Research. volum 2013.
Jacobs-Tulleneers-Thevissen, D.; Chintinne, M.; Ling, Z.; Gillard, P.; Schoonjans, L.; Delvaux, G.; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Gorus, F.; Keymeulen, B.; Pipeleers, D.. (2013) Sustained function of alginate-encapsulated human islet cell implants in the peritoneal cavity of mice leading to a pilot study in a type 1 diabetic patient. Diabetologia. volum 56 (7).
Qi, Meirigeng; McGarrigle, James J.; Wang, Yong; Marchese, Enza; Bochenek, Matthew A.; Vaca, Pilar; Davis, Maureen E.; Ahn, Sang Joon; Schwartz, Alexander; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Lacík, Igor; Oberholzer, José. (2013) Transplantation of Pancreatic Islets Immobilized in Alginate-Based Microcapsules: From Animal Studies to Clinical Trials. Micro and Nanosystems. volum 5 (3).
Rokstad, Anne Mari; Brekke, Ole Lars; Steinkjer, Bjørg; Ryan, Liv; Kolláriková, Gabriela; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Lambris, John D.; Lacík, Igor; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Espevik, Terje. (2013) The induction of cytokines by polycation containing microspheres by a complement dependent mechanism. Biomaterials. volum 34 (3).
Rokstad, Anne Mari; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Espevik, Terje; Mollnes, Tom Eirik. (2013) Biocompatibility and Biotolerability Assessment of Microspheres Using a Whole Blood Model. Micro and Nanosystems. volum 5 (3).
Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Qi, Meirigeng; Gundersen, Per Ole M.; Formo, Kjetil Ødegård; Lacík, Igor; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Oberholzer, José; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2012) Binding and leakage of barium in alginate microbeads. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A. volum 100A (11).
Olderøy, Magnus Østgård; Westhrin, Marita; Andreassen, Jens-Petter; Zhang, Zhibing; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Standal, Therese; Sikorski, Pawel. (2012) Properties and cell compatibility of mineralized alginate hydrogel beads. European Cells and Materials. volum 23.
Olderøy, Magnus Østgård; Westhrin, Marita; Ehnert, Sabrina; Xie, Minli; Andreassen, Jens-Petter; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Standal, Therese; Nussler, Andreas K; Sikorski, Pawel. (2012) Investigation of mineralized alginate gels as a scaffold material for stem cell based bone tissue engineering. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. volum 6.
Olderøy, Magnus Østgård; Xie, Minli; Andreassen, Jens-Petter; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Zhang, Zhibing; Sikorski, Pawel. (2012) Viscoelastic properties of mineralized alginate hydrogel beads. Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine. volum 23 (7).
Qi, Meirigeng; Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Lacík, Igor; Formo, Kjetil Ødegård; Marchese, Enza; Wang, Yong; Danielson, Kirstie K.; Kinzer, Katie; Wang, Shusen; Barbaro, Barbara; Kolláriková, Gabriela; Chorvát, Dusan; Hunkeler, David; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Oberholzer, José; Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2012) Survival of human islets in microbeads containing high guluronic acid alginate crosslinked with Ca2+ and Ba2+. Xenotransplantation. volum 19 (6).
Xie, Minli; Magnus Østgård, Olderøy; Zhang, Zhibing; Andreassen, Jens-Petter; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Sikorski, Pawel. (2012) Biocomposites prepared by alkaline phosphatase mediated mineralization of alginate microbeads. RSC Advances. volum 2 (4).
Olderøy, Magnus Østgård; Xie, Minli; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Draget, Kurt Ingar; Sikorski, Pawel; Andreassen, Jens-Petter. (2011) Polymorph Switching in the Calcium Carbonate System by Well-Defined Alginate Oligomers. Crystal Growth & Design. volum 11 (2).
Qi, Meirigeng; Lacík, Igor; Kolláriková, Gabriela; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Formo, Kjetil Ødegård; Wang, Yong; Marchese, Enza; Mendoza-Elias, Joshua E; Kinzer, Katie P; Gatti, F.; Paushter, Daniel; Patel, S; Oberholzer, José. (2011) A Recommended Laparoscopic Procedure for Implantation of Microcapsules in the Peritoneal Cavity of Non-Human Primates. Journal of Surgical Research. volum 168 (1).
Rokstad, Anne Mari; Brekke, Ole Lars; Steinkjer, Bjørg; Ryan, Liv; Kolláriková, Gabriela; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Lacík, Igor; Espevik, Terje; Mollnes, Tom Eirik. (2011) Alginate microbeads are complement compatible, in contrast to polycation containing microcapsules, as revealed in a human whole blood model. Acta Biomaterialia. volum 7 (6).
Haug, Ingvild; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Strand, Sabina P.. (2010) Øser av havets skattkiste. Adresseavisen.
Xie, Minli; Olderøy, Magnus Østgård; Andreassen, Jens-Petter; Selbach, Sverre Magnus; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Sikorski, Pawel. (2010) Alginate-controlled formation of nanoscale calcium carbonate and hydroxyapatite mineral phase within hydrogel networks. Acta Biomaterialia. volum 6 (9).
De Vos, Paul; Bucko, Marek; Gemeiner, Peter; Navrátil, Marián; Svitel, Juraj; Faas, Marijke; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Vikartovská, Alica; Lacík, Igor; Kolláriková, Gabriela; Orive, Gorka; Poncelet, Dennis; Pedraz, Jose Luis; Ansorge-Schumacher, Marion B.. (2009) Multiscale requirements for bioencapsulation in medicine and biotechnology. Biomaterials. volum 30 (13).
Donati, Ivan; Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Paoletti, Sergio. (2009) Effect of Elongation of Alternating Sequences on Swelling Behavior and Large Deformation Properties of Natural Alginate Gels. Journal of Physical Chemistry B. volum 113 (39).
Olderøy, Magnus Østgård; Xie, Minli; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Flaten, Ellen Marie; Sikorski, Pawel; Andreassen, Jens-Petter. (2009) Growth and nucleation of calcium carbonate vaterite crystals in presence of alginate. Crystal Growth & Design. volum 9 (12).
Marsich, Eleonora; Borgogna, Massimiliano; Donati, Ivan; Mozetic, Pamela; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Salvador, Santiago Gomez; Vittur, Franco; Paoletti, Sergio. (2008) Alginate/lactose-modified chitosan hydrogels: A bioactive biomaterial for chondrocyte encapsulation. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A. volum 84A (2).
Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Holtan, Synnøve; Donati, Ivan; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2008) Mechanical properties of C-5 epimerized alginates. Biomacromolecules. volum 9 (9).
Qi, Meirigeng; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Lacík, Igor; Wang, Yong; Salehi, Payam; Barbaro, Barbara; Gangemi, Antonio; Kuechle, Joseph; Romagnoli, Travis; Hansen, Michael A.; Rodriguez, Lisette A.; Benedetti, Enrico; Hunkeler, David; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Oberholzer, José. (2008) Encapsulation of Human Islets in Novel Inhomogeneous Alginate-Ca2+/Ba2+ Microbeads: In Vitro and In Vivo Function. Artificial Cells, Blood Substitutes, and Biotechnology. volum 36 (5).
Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Donati, Ivan; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2007) Molecular engineering as an approach to design new functional properties of alginate. Biomacromolecules. volum 8.
Qi, M.; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Lacik, I.; Wang, Y.; Barbaro, B.; Gangemi, A.; Salehi, P.; Kuechle, J.; Benedetti, E.; Hunkeler, D.; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Oberholzer, J.. (2007) Prolonged immunosuppression-free survival of TAM encapsulated human islet grafts in diabetic, immunocompetent mice. American Journal of Transplantation. volum 7.
Salehi, Payam; Walker, John; Madsen, Karen L.; Sigurdson, Grant T.; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Christensen, Bjørn Erik; Jewell, Laurence D.; Churchill, Thomas A.. (2007) Relationship between energetic stress and pro-apoptotic/cytoprotective kinase mechanisms in intestinal preservation. Surgery. volum 141 (6).
De Vos, Paul; Faas, Marijke M.; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Calafiore, Ricardo. (2006) Alginate-based microcapsules for immunoisolation of pancreatic islets. Biomaterials. volum 27.
Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Donati, Ivan; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2006) Effect of Ca2+, Ba2+, and Sr2+ on alginate microbeads. Biomacromolecules. volum 7.
Rokstad, Anne Mari Aukan; Donati, Ivan; Borgogna, Massimiliano; Oberholzer, José; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Espevik, Terje; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2006) Cell-compatible covalently reinforced beads obtained from a chemoenzymatically engineered alginate. Biomaterials. volum 27.
King, Aileen; Andersson, Arne; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Lau, Joey; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Sandler, Stellan. (2003) The role of capsule composition and biologic responses in the function of transplanted microencapsulated islets of langerhans. Transplantation. volum 76 (2).
King, Aileen; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Rokstad, Anne Mari Aukan; Andersson, Arne; Kulseng, Bård Eirik; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Sandler, Stellan. (2003) Improvement of the biocompatibility of alginate/poly-L-lysine/alginate microcapsules by the use of epimerized alginate as a coating. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. volum 64 (3).
Rokstad, Anne Mari Aukan; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Rian, K.; Steinkjer, Bjørg; Kulseng, Bård Eirik; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Espevik, Terje. (2003) Evaluation of different types of alginate microcapsules as bioreactors for producing endostatin. Cell Transplantation. volum 12.
Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Espevik, Terje; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2003) Visualization of alginate-poly-L-lysine-alginate microcapsules by confocal laser scanning microscopy. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. volum 82 (4).
Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Syvertsen, Kjersti R.; Espevik, Terje; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2003) Microcapsules made by enzymatically tailored alginate. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. volum 64 (3).
Rokstad, Anne Mari Aukan; Holtan, Synnøve; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Steinkjer, Bjørg; Ryan, Liv; Kulseng, Bård Eirik; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Espevik, Terje. (2002) Microencapsulation of cells producing therapeutic proteins: Optimizing cell growth and secretion. Cell Transplantation. volum 11.
Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Gåserød, Olav; Kulseng, Bård Eirik; Espevik, Terje; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2002) Alginate-polylysine-alginate microcapsules – effect of size reduction on capsule properties. Journal of Microencapsulation. volum 19.
Rokstad, Anne Mari Aukan; Kulseng, Bård Eirik; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Espevik, Terje. (2001) Transplantation of alginate microcapsules with proliferating cells in mice. Capsular overgrowth and suvival of encapsulated cells of mice and human origin. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. volum 944.
Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Ryan, Liv; Int Veld, Peter; Kulseng, Bård Eirik; Rokstad, Anne Mari Aukan; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Espevik, Terje. (2001) Poly-L-Lysine Induces Fibrosis on Alginate Microcapsules via the Induction of Cytokines. Cell Transplantation. volum 10.
Draget, Kurt Ingar; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Hartmann, Martin; Valla, Svein; Smidsrød, Olav; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2000) Ionic and acid gel formation of epimerised alginates : the effect of AlgE4. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. volum 27.

Report/dissertation

Johansen, Finn-Eirik; Brautaset, Trygve; Aune, Marie Hjelmseth; Patriksson, Alexandra; Falkenberg, Liv Eggset; Kleppe, Rune; Dick, Gunnar; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Eijsink, Vincent; Røyne, Anja; Goksøyr, Anders; Svendsen, John Sigurd Mjøen; Fyhn, Marianne; Vik, Jon Olav; Wentzel, Alexander; Aksnes, Astrid; Bruheim, Per; Carlsen, Sven Magnus; Åm, Heidrun. (2018) Centre for Digital Life Norway - Annual report 2017. 2018.
Strand, Berit Løkensgard. (2002) Alginate microcapsules for cell therapy - A study of functional properties of capsules made of native and enzymatically tailored alginates. 2002.

Artistic productions

Olderøy, Magnus Østgård; Xie, Minli; Andreassen, Jens-Petter; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Sikorski, Pawel. (2009) Front cover of the book "Food Stabilisers, Thickeners and Gelling Agents". Wiley-Blackwell. 2009.

Part of book/report

Andersen, Therese; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Formo, Kjetil Ødegård; Alsberg, Eben; Christensen, Bjørn Erik. (2012) Alginates as biomaterials in tissue engineering. Carbohydrate Chemistry - Chemical and Biological Approaches.
Espevik, Terje; Rokstad, Anne Mari; Kulseng, Bård Eirik; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2009) Mechanisms of the host immune response to alginate microcapsules. The Bioartificial Pancreas and Other Biohybrid Therapies.
Mørch, Yrr Asbjørg; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund. (2009) Alginate structure function relationships relevant to their use for cell encapsulation. The Bioartificial Pancreas and Other Biohybrid Therapies.
Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Gåserød, Olav. (2003) Microcapsule formation. Fundamentals of cell immobilisation biotechnology.

Teaching

Courses

TBT4170 - Biotechnology

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