[HTML][HTML] Halfway between 2D and animal models: are 3D cultures the ideal tool to study cancer-microenvironment interactions?

J Hoarau-Véchot, A Rafii, C Touboul… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
An area that has come to be of tremendous interest in tumor research in the last decade is
the role of the microenvironment in the biology of neoplastic diseases. The tumor …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of biomaterials in 3D cell culture and contributions of 3D cell culture to drug development and basic biomedical research

Y Park, KM Huh, SW Kang - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The process of evaluating the efficacy and toxicity of drugs is important in the production of
new drugs to treat diseases. Testing in humans is the most accurate method, but there are …

Characterization of triple-negative breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cell spheroid model

Z Huang, P Yu, J Tang - OncoTargets and therapy, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The tumor three-dimensional (3D) spheroid model in vitro is effective on
detecting malignant cells and tumorigenesis, and assessing drug resistance. Compared with …

Hepatocellular carcinoma organoid co-cultures mimic angiocrine crosstalk to generate inflammatory tumor microenvironment

JTC Lim, LG Kwang, NCW Ho, CCM Toh, NSH Too… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common cancer and the second leading
cause of cancer worldwide. Despite approvals of several therapeutics to treat advanced …

[PDF][PDF] Individual control and quantification of 3D spheroids in a high-density microfluidic droplet array

RFX Tomasi, S Sart, T Champetier, CN Baroud - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
As three-dimensional cell culture formats gain in popularity, there emerges a need for tools
that produce vast amounts of data on individual cells within the spheroids or organoids …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro 3D cultures to model the tumor microenvironment

F Fontana, M Marzagalli, M Sommariva, N Gagliano… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tumor stroma is known to significantly influence cancer initiation and
progression. In the last decade, 3D cell cultures have shown potential in modeling the tumor …

3D culture technologies of cancer stem cells: promising ex vivo tumor models

C Zhang, Z Yang, DL Dong, TS Jang… - Journal of tissue …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Cancer stem cells have been shown to be important in tumorigenesis processes, such as
tumor growth, metastasis, and recurrence. As such, many three-dimensional models have …

Application of nanogels as drug delivery systems in multicellular spheroid tumor model

ED Abdolahinia, G Barati, Z Ranjbar-Navazi… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanogels have piqued the interest of researchers as nanoscopic drug delivery systems,
especially for site-specific or time-controlled delivery of therapeutic mediators. A wide range …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of volumetric muscle loss in mice using nanofibrillar scaffolds enhances vascular organization and integration

KH Nakayama, M Quarta, P Paine, C Alcazar… - Communications …, 2019 - nature.com
Traumatic skeletal muscle injuries cause irreversible tissue damage and impaired
revascularization. Engineered muscle is promising for enhancing tissue revascularization …

Modeling endothelialized hepatic tumor microtissues for drug screening

Y Wang, RK Kankala, J Zhang, L Hao, K Zhu… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Compared to various traditional 2D approaches, the scaffold‐based 3D tumor models have
emerged as an effective strategy to investigate the complex mechanisms behind cancer …