Gjertrud Maurstad
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Recent Articles
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Mori H, Ogura Y, Enomoto K, Hara M, Maurstad G, Stokke B, et al.
PLoS One
. 2020 Jan;
15(1):e0225589.
PMID: 31923243
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have desirable mechanical properties for use as biomaterials in orthopedic and dental area such as bone- and tooth- substitutes. Here, we demonstrate that a glass surface densely...
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Sherstova T, Stokke B, Skallerud B, Maurstad G, Prot V
Soft Matter
. 2016 Aug;
12(35):7338-49.
PMID: 27501012
Composite soft materials are used as compounds for determining the effects of mechanical cues on cell behavior and cell encapsulation and for controlling drug release. The appropriate composite soft materials...
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Padol A, Maurstad G, Draget K, Stokke B
Carbohydr Polym
. 2015 Sep;
133:126-34.
PMID: 26344264
Alginates form gels in the presence of various divalent ions, such as Ca(2+) that mediate lateral association of chain segments. Various procedures exist that introduce Ca(2+) to yield alginate hydrogels...
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Beatson R, Maurstad G, Picco G, Arulappu A, Coleman J, Wandell H, et al.
PLoS One
. 2015 May;
10(5):e0125994.
PMID: 25951175
Aberrant glycosylation occurs in the majority of human cancers and changes in mucin-type O-glycosylation are key events that play a role in the induction of invasion and metastases. These changes...
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Maurstad G, Stokke B, Varum K, Strand S
Carbohydr Polym
. 2013 Apr;
94(1):436-43.
PMID: 23544560
Chitosan is widely explored as a gene delivery vehicle due to its ability to condense DNA, facilitate transport, and subsequent release allowing gene expression, as well as protecting the DNA....
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Maurstad G, Kitamura S, Stokke B
Biopolymers
. 2011 Jul;
97(1):1-10.
PMID: 21732323
Mixing oppositely charged polyelectrolytes in aqueous solutions leads to the spontaneous formation of polyelectrolyte complexes. Here, we characterize the interaction between xanthan of two different chain lengths, a tri-glucosamine and...
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Maurstad G, Prass M, Serpell L, Sikorski P
Eur Biophys J
. 2009 Aug;
38(8):1135-40.
PMID: 19688345
Atomic force microscopy was used to investigate the stability of dehydrated amyloid fibrils formed by human islet polypeptide (IAPP) and Abeta(1-42) peptides. IAPP amyloid fibrils were imaged in liquid (hydrated...
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K Reitan N, Maurstad G, Davies C, Strand S
Biomacromolecules
. 2009 Apr;
10(6):1508-15.
PMID: 19358523
Chitosan can be used as a nonviral gene delivery vector for which DNA condensation and transfection efficacy strongly depend on structural parameters. In this study, we characterized the condensation of...
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Maurstad G, Danielsen S, Stokke B
Biomacromolecules
. 2007 Mar;
8(4):1124-30.
PMID: 17330955
In this study the relative importance of valence and charge density of the polycation chitosan on the compaction process of DNA and xanthan is investigated. Chitosans with approximately equal valence...
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Danielsen S, Maurstad G, Stokke B
Biopolymers
. 2004 Dec;
77(2):86-97.
PMID: 15612043
Polyelectrolyte complex (polyplex) formation was studied by employing tapping mode atomic force microscopy (AFM) and an ethidium bromide fluorescence assay. The polycations chitosan and poly-L-lysine were used to compact DNA...