Cancer organoids 2.0: modelling the complexity of the tumour immune microenvironment

R Polak, ET Zhang, CJ Kuo - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
The development of neoplasia involves a complex and continuous interplay between
malignantly transformed cells and the tumour microenvironment (TME). Cancer …

Engineering organoids

M Hofer, MP Lutolf - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Organoids are in vitro miniaturized and simplified model systems of organs that have gained
enormous interest for modelling tissue development and disease, and for personalized …

Light sheet fluorescence microscopy

EHK Stelzer, F Strobl, BJ Chang, F Preusser… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) uses a thin sheet of light to excite only
fluorophores within the focal volume. Light sheet microscopes (LSMs) have a true optical …

Uncovering the mode of action of engineered T cells in patient cancer organoids

JF Dekkers, M Alieva, A Cleven, F Keramati… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Extending the success of cellular immunotherapies against blood cancers to the realm of
solid tumors will require improved in vitro models that reveal therapeutic modes of action at …

A comprehensive review on the behavior and evolution of oil droplets during oil/water separation by membranes

J Zhang, K Peng, ZK Xu, Y **ong, J Liu, C Cai… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane separation technology has significant advantages for treating oil-in-water
emulsions. Understanding the evolution of oil droplets could reveal the interfacial and …

Advances in spheroids and organoids on a chip

G Fang, YC Chen, H Lu, D ** - Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Multicellular spheroids and organoids are promising in vitro 3D models in personalized
medicine and drug screening. They replicate the structural and functional characteristics of …

Self-assembling human heart organoids for the modeling of cardiac development and congenital heart disease

YR Lewis-Israeli, AH Wasserman, MA Gabalski… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Congenital heart defects constitute the most common human birth defect, however
understanding of how these disorders originate is limited by our ability to model the human …

[HTML][HTML] Vascular cells improve functionality of human cardiac organoids

HK Voges, SR Foster, L Reynolds, BL Parker… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Crosstalk between cardiac cells is critical for heart performance. Here we show that vascular
cells within human cardiac organoids (hCOs) enhance their maturation, force of contraction …

[HTML][HTML] Three-dimensional cell cultures: the bridge between in vitro and in vivo models

O Urzì, R Gasparro, E Costanzo, A De Luca… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Although historically, the traditional bidimensional in vitro cell system has been widely used
in research, providing much fundamental information regarding cellular functions and …

Advanced 3D imaging and organoid bioprinting for biomedical research and therapeutic applications

S Maharjan, C Ma, B Singh, H Kang, G Orive… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2024 - Elsevier
Organoid cultures offer a valuable platform for studying organ-level biology, allowing for a
closer mimicry of human physiology compared to traditional two-dimensional cell culture …