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Rokstad, A M. Donati, I. Borgogna, M. Oberholzer, J. Strand, B L. Espevik, T. and Skjåk-Bræk, G.
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Donati, I. Holtan, S. Mørch, Y. Dentini, M. and Skjåk-Bræk, G.
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Rokstad, A.M. Strand, B.L. Kulseng, B. Skjåk-Bræk, G. and Espevik, T.
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Strand, B.L. Mørch, Y.A. Espevik, T. and Skjåk-Bræk, G.
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King, A. Andersson, A. Strand, B.L., Lau, J. Skjåk-Bræk, G. and Sandler, S.
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Strand, B.L., Mørch, Y.A., Syvertsen, K.R., Espevik, T. and Skjåk-Bræk, G.
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Rokstad, A.M., Holtan, S., Strand, B., Steinkjer, B., Ryan, L., Kulseng, B., Skjåk-Bræk, G. & Espevik, T.
Microencapsulation of cells producing therapeutic proteins; optimizing cell growth and secretion. Cell Transplantation 11, 313-324 (2002).

Strand, B.L., Gåserød, O., Kulseng, B., Espevik, T. and Skjåk-Bræk, G. Alginate-polylysine-alginate microcapsules: effect of size reduction on capsule properties. J. Microencapsulation 19, 615-630 (2002).

Flo, T., Ryan, L., Latz, E., Takeuchi, O., Monks, B.G., Lien, E., Halaas, Ø., Akira, S., Skjåk-Bræk, G., Golenbock, T.D., and Espevik, E.
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Strand, B.L., Ryan, L., In`t Veld, P., Kulseng, B., Rokstad, A-M, Skjåk-Bræk, G. and Espevik, T.
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Thu, B., Gåserød, O., Paus, D., Mikkelsen, A., Skjåk-Bræk, G., Toffanin, R., Vittur, F. & Rizzo, R.
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Kulseng, B., Skjåk-Bræk, G., Ryan, L., Anderson, A., King, A., Faxvaag, A. & Espevik, T.
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Gåserød, O. & Skjåk-Bræk, G.
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Transplantation of alginate microcapsules. Generation of antibodies against alginates and encapsulated Porcine islet-like cell clusters. Transplantation 67, 978-984 (1999).

King A., Sandler S., Anderson A., Hellestrøm C., Kulseng B. and Skjåk-Bræk B.
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Gåserød, O., Smidsrød, O. & Skjåk-Bræk, G.
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Kulseng, B., Thu, B., Espevik, T. & Skjåk-Bræk, G.
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Thu, B., Bruheim, P., Espevik, T., Smidsrød, O., Soon-Shiong, P. & Skjåk-Bræk, G.
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Soon-Shiong, P., Feldman, E., Nelson, R., Komtebedde, J., Smidsrød, O., Skjåk-Bræk, G., Espevik, T., Heintz, R. & Lee, M.
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Martinsen, A., Storro, I. & Skjåk-Bræk, G.
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Smidsrød, O., Skjåk-Bræk, G.
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