Tove Kivijärvi

Transparent silk hydrogels as a versatile platform for cell culture and imaging

Recombinant spider silk proteins (spidroins) are emerging as a promising feedstock for biomaterial production due to their inherent ability to form hydrogels at 37 °C. However, their broader application as a robust cell culture platform has been hindered by slow gelation kinetics, CO2-induced turbidity, unknown long-te...