Three-dimensional spheroids as in vitro preclinical models for cancer research

B Pinto, AC Henriques, PMA Silva, H Bousbaa - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Most cancer biologists still rely on conventional two-dimensional (2D) monolayer culture
techniques to test in vitro anti-tumor drugs prior to in vivo testing. However, the vast majority …

Spheroids as a type of three-dimensional cell cultures—examples of methods of preparation and the most important application

K Białkowska, P Komorowski, M Bryszewska… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cell cultures are very important for testing materials and drugs, and in the examination of
cell biology and special cell mechanisms. The most popular models of cell culture are two …

Spheroid culture system methods and applications for mesenchymal stem cells

NE Ryu, SH Lee, H Park - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Owing to the importance of stem cell culture systems in clinical applications, researchers
have extensively studied them to optimize the culture conditions and increase efficiency of …

Tumor-on-a-chip: from bioinspired design to biomedical application

X Liu, J Fang, S Huang, X Wu, X **e, J Wang… - Microsystems & …, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer is one of the leading causes of human death, despite enormous efforts to explore
cancer biology and develop anticancer therapies. The main challenges in cancer research …

Modeling neoplastic disease with spheroids and organoids

M Zanoni, M Cortesi, A Zamagni, C Arienti… - Journal of hematology & …, 2020 - Springer
Cancer is a complex disease in which both genetic defects and microenvironmental
components contribute to the development, progression, and metastasization of disease …

Mechanics of 3D cell–hydrogel interactions: experiments, models, and mechanisms

FJ Vernerey, S Lalitha Sridhar, A Muralidharan… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are highly water-swollen molecular networks that are ideal platforms to create
tissue mimetics owing to their vast and tunable properties. As such, hydrogels are promising …

Microfluidic modelling of the tumor microenvironment for anti-cancer drug development

M Shang, RH Soon, CT Lim, BL Khoo, J Han - Lab on a Chip, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide. The complex and disorganized tumor
microenvironment makes it very difficult to treat this disease. The most common in vitro drug …

Advances in the Biofabrication of 3D Skin in vitro: Healthy and Pathological Models

MJ Randall, A Jüngel, M Rimann… - … in bioengineering and …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The relevance for in vitro three-dimensional (3D) tissue culture of skin has been present for
almost a century. From using skin biopsies in organ culture, to vascularized organotypic full …

Emerging tumor-on-chips with electrochemical biosensors

L Lei, B Ma, C Xu, H Liu - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer, one of the most dangerous diseases with a high mortality rate, has attracted much
attention and interest. Advances in tissue engineering and microfluidics have led to the …

3D cell culture stimulates the secretion of in vivo like extracellular vesicles

S Thippabhotla, C Zhong, M He - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
For studying cellular communications ex-vivo, a two-dimensional (2D) cell culture model is
currently used as the “gold standard”. 2D culture models are also widely used in the study of …