Applications and advances of multicellular tumor spheroids: challenges in their development and analysis

AG Mitrakas, A Tsolou, S Didaskalou… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biomedical research requires both in vitro and in vivo studies in order to explore disease
processes or drug interactions. Foundational investigations have been performed at the …

Generation of multicellular tumor spheroids by the hanging-drop method

NE Timmins, LK Nielsen - Tissue engineering, 2007 - Springer
Owing to their in vivo-like characteristics, three-dimensional (3 D) multicellular tumor
spheroid (MCTS) cultures are gaining increasing popularity as an in vitro model of tumors. A …

Gravity-oriented microfluidic device for uniform and massive cell spheroid formation

K Lee, C Kim, J Young Yang, H Lee, B Ahn, L Xu… - …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
We propose a simple method for forming massive and uniform three-dimensional (3-D) cell
spheroids in a multi-level structured microfluidic device by gravitational force. The concept of …

Networked concave microwell arrays for constructing 3D cell spheroids

GH Lee, JS Lee, GH Lee, WY Joung, SH Kim… - …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The engineered three-dimensional (3D) cell cultivation system for the production of
multicellular spheroids has attracted considerable attention due to its improved in vivo …

Challenges of applying multicellular tumor spheroids in preclinical phase

SJ Han, S Kwon, KS Kim - Cancer cell international, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The three-dimensional (3D) multicellular tumor spheroids (MCTs) model is
becoming an essential tool in cancer research as it expresses an intermediate complexity …

Microfluidic technology for the generation of cell spheroids and their applications

RK Vadivelu, H Kamble, MJA Shiddiky, NT Nguyen - Micromachines, 2017 - mdpi.com
A three-dimensional (3D) tissue model has significant advantages over the conventional two-
dimensional (2D) model. A 3D model mimics the relevant in-vivo physiological conditions …

Opportunities and challenges for use of tumor spheroids as models to test drug delivery and efficacy

G Mehta, AY Hsiao, M Ingram, GD Luker… - Journal of controlled …, 2012 - Elsevier
Multicellular spheroids are three dimensional in vitro microscale tissue analogs. The current
article examines the suitability of spheroids as an in vitro platform for testing drug delivery …

Advances in Spheroids and Organoids on a Chip

G Fang, YC Chen, H Lu, D Jin - 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 …

Advances in the formation, use and understanding of multi-cellular spheroids

TM Achilli, J Meyer, JR Morgan - Expert opinion on biological …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Developing in vitro models for studying cell biology and cell physiology is of
great importance to the fields of biotechnology, cancer research, drug discovery, toxicity …

Quantitative size-based analysis of tumor spheroids and responses to therapeutics

PS Thakuri, M Gupta, M Plaster… - ASSAY and Drug …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Drug resistance remains a major clinical problem despite advances in targeted therapies. In
recent years, methods to culture cancer cells in three-dimensional (3D) environments to …