Cell spheroids as a versatile research platform: Formation mechanisms, high throughput production, characterization and applications

MC Decarli, R Amaral, DP Dos Santos, LB Tofani… - …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture has tremendous advantages to closely mimic
the in vivo architecture and microenvironment of healthy tissue and organs, as well as of …

Nanoparticles-mediated CRISPR-Cas9 gene therapy in inherited retinal diseases: Applications, challenges, and emerging opportunities

Y Chien, YJ Hsiao, SJ Chou, TY Lin… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Inherited Retinal Diseases (IRDs) are considered one of the leading causes of
blindness worldwide. However, the majority of them still lack a safe and effective treatment …

Mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells: the prospect of human clinical translation

D Rady, MMS Abbass, AA El-Rashidy… - Stem Cells …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells (MSCs) are key players in regenerative medicine,
relying principally on their differentiation/regeneration potential, immunomodulatory …

Dissolvable microcarriers allow scalable expansion and harvesting of human induced pluripotent stem cells under xeno‐free conditions

AL Rodrigues, CAV Rodrigues, AR Gomes… - Biotechnology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The development of bioprocesses capable of producing large numbers of human induced
pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) in a robust and safe manner is critical for the application of …

Microcarrier-based platforms for in vitro expansion and differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells in bioreactor culture systems

SM Badenes, TG Fernandes, CAV Rodrigues… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSC) have attracted a great attention as an unlimited source
of cells for cell therapies and other in vitro biomedical applications such as drug screening …

Towards multi-organoid systems for drug screening applications

CC Miranda, TG Fernandes, MM Diogo, JMS Cabral - Bioengineering, 2018 - mdpi.com
A low percentage of novel drug candidates succeed and reach the end of the drug discovery
pipeline, mainly due to poor initial screening and assessment of the effects of the drug and …

[HTML][HTML] Process parameters for the high-scale production of alginate-encapsulated stem cells for storage and distribution throughout the cell therapy supply chain

S Swioklo, P Ding, AW Pacek, CJ Connon - Process Biochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
With the ever-increasing clinical application of cell-based therapies, it is considered critical
to develop systems that facilitate the storage and distribution of cell therapy products (CTPs) …

[HTML][HTML] Exosome-based drug delivery systems for the treatment of diabetes and its complications: current opinion

Q Chen, J Chen, YN Liu, SH Qi… - … and Circulating Nucleic …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Diabetes medication is based on controlling blood glucose and delaying the onset of related
complications and is not a complete cure for diabetes. Conventional drug therapy fails to …

Scalable culture of human induced pluripotent cells on microcarriers under xeno‐free conditions using single‐use vertical‐wheel™ bioreactors

CAV Rodrigues, TP Silva, DES Nogueira… - Journal of Chemical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) are expected to become
powerful tools for disease modelling, for the discovery and testing of new drugs and …

Long‐term expansion of human induced pluripotent stem cells in a microcarrier‐based dynamic system

SM Badenes, TG Fernandes… - Journal of Chemical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Human induced pluripotent stem (hiPS) cells provide a fascinating tool for
exploring disease mechanisms, compound screening in pharmaceutical drug development …