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ArticleChemical & biomedical imaging2026

Label-Free Imaging of Matrix Mineralization in Alginate-Encapsulated Bone Spheroids Using Coherent Raman Scattering Microscopy.

Diamante Boscaro, Sebastian J Kjeldgaard-Nintemann, Astrid Bjørkøy, Pawel Sikorski

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Diamante BoscaroDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim 7491, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7529-0281
Sebastian J Kjeldgaard-NintemannCenter for Advanced Bioimaging, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 1871, Denmark.
Astrid BjørkøyDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim 7491, Norway.
Pawel SikorskiDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim 7491, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9413-1623

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Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) cell cultures, such as spheroids, are increasingly used to perform advanced studies on bone matrix mineralization. However, their full characterization remains challenging. Traditional colorimetric and fluorescent assays using dyes, such as Alizarin Red S (ARS) and calcein, are effective in monolayer cell cultures but fail to provide reliable information when used in complex 3D cell constructs. In this study, we investigated the application of Coherent Raman Scattering microscopy for the label-free, comprehensive characterization of extracellular matrix (ECM) mineralization in alginate-encapsulated bone spheroids. After confirming that traditional staining techniques are unreliable for mineral detection in spheroids, Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) microscopy was used to detect phosphate-rich mineral deposits at a Raman shift of 960 cm

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bone mineralizationcollagenextracellular matrixsecond harmonic generation microscopyspheroidsstimulated raman scattering microscopy

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PMID42657288
PMCPMC13508476

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