• A correlative spatiotemporal microscale study of calcium phosphate formation and transformation within an alginate hydrogel matrix. 

      Bassett, David; Ucar, Seniz; Sikorski, Pawel; Andreassen, Jens-Petter; Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove; Strand, Berit Løkensgard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The modification of soft hydrogels with hard inorganic components is a method used to form composite materials with application in non-load-bearing bone tissue engineering. The inclusion of an inorganic component may provide ...
    • Controlled mineralisation and recrystallisation of brushite within alginate hydrogels 

      Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove; Bassett, David; Ucar, Seniz; Sikorski, Pawel; Andreassen, Jens-Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-02)
      Due to high solubility and fast resorption behaviour under physiological conditions, brushite (CaHPO4⋅2H2O, calcium monohydrogen phosphate dihydrate, dicalcium phosphate dihydrate) has great potential in bone regeneration ...
    • Formation of Hydroxyapatite via Transformation of Amorphous Calcium Phosphate in the Presence of Alginate Additives 

      Ucar, Seniz; Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove; Bassett, David; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Sikorski, Pawel; Andreassen, Jens-Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Hydroxyapatite (HA) is the primary mineral of vertebral tooth and bone tissue; thus, it is often incorporated into synthetic composite materials designed for hard tissue engineering applications. Understanding the formation ...
    • Gelling kinetics and in situ mineralization of alginate hydrogels: A correlative spatiotemporal characterization toolbox. 

      Åslund, Andreas; Bassett, David; Ucar, Seniz; Sikorski, Pawel; Andreassen, Jens-Petter; Mandaric, Stefan; Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove; Strand, Berit Løkensgard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Due to their large water content and structural similarities to the extracellular matrix, hydrogels are an attractive class of material in the tissue engineering field. Polymers capable of ionotropic gelation are of special ...
    • Mechanical properties of composite hydrogels of alginate and cellulose nanofibrils 

      Aarstad, Olav Andreas; Heggset, Ellinor Bævre; Pedersen, Ina S.; Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove; Syverud, Kristin; Strand, Berit Løkensgard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Alginate and cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) are attractive materials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. CNF gels are generally weaker and more brittle than alginate gels, while alginate gels are elastic and ...
    • NANOMECHANICAL TESTING OF DIATOMS 

      Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove (Master thesis, 2012)
      A test scheme to test micro-beams from diatom frustule has been developed. The method is capable of testing both complete beams and beams made from the individual layers of the frustule. The biosilica is shown to be a very ...
    • Nucleation and Growth of Brushite in the Presence of Alginate 

      Ucar, Seniz; Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove; Bassett, David; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Sikorski, Pawel; Andreassen, Jens-Petter (Journal article, 2015)
      Biomineral formation in vivo is a complex process regulated by functional molecules. Highlighting the mechanisms underlying biomineralization is necessary for a better understanding of in vivo processes and for enhanced ...
    • Stabilisation of amorphous calcium phosphate in polyethylene glycol hydrogels 

      Schweikle, Manuel; Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove; Van Helvoort, Antonius; Haugen, Håvard Jostein; Sikorski, Pawel; Tiainen, Hanna (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Acellular polymer-calcium phosphate composites are promising bone graft materials. Hydrogels are suitable for providing a temporary matrix, while calcium phosphate minerals serve as ion depots for calcium and phosphate ...
    • Transformation of brushite to hydroxyapatite and effects of alginate additives 

      Ucar, Seniz; Bjørnøy, Sindre Hove; Bassett, David; Strand, Berit Løkensgard; Sikorski, Pawel; Andreassen, Jens-Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Phase transformations are important processes during mineral formation in both in vivo and in vitro model systems and macromolecules are influential in regulating the mineralization processes. Calcium phosphate mineralized ...