• Biomimetic Highly Porous Nanocellulose-Nanohydroxyapatite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering 

      Korkeamäki, Jannika Timontytär; Rashad, Ahmad; Berstad, Kaia; Weber, Florian; Syverud, Kristin; Haugen, Håvard Jostein; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Elnour (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Wood-derived TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) have potential as scaffolding for bone tissue engineering. Although biocompatible, the material lacks osteoconductive and appropriate mechanical properties. Incorporation ...
    • Responses of Rat Mesenchymal Stromal Cells to Nanocellulose with Different Functional Groups 

      Elsebahy, Ahmad Rashad; Grøndahl, Martha; Heggset, Ellinor Bævre; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Elnour; Syverud, Kristin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) are multiscale hydrophilic biocompatible polysaccharide materials derived from wood and plants. TEMPO-mediated oxidation of CNFs (TO-CNF) turns some of the primary hydroxyl groups to carboxylate ...
    • Spheroid Coculture of Human Gingiva-Derived Progenitor Cells With Endothelial Cells in Modified Platelet Lysate Hydrogels 

      Shanbhag, Siddharth; Elsebahy, Ahmad Rashad; Helgeland Nymark, Ellen; Suliman, Salwa; Davies, Catharina de Lange; Stavropoulos, Andreas; Bolstad, Anne Isine; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Elnour (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Cell coculture strategies can promote angiogenesis within tissue engineering constructs. This study aimed to test the angiogenic potential of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) cocultured with gingiva-derived ...