High-throughput 3D spheroid culture and drug testing using a 384 hanging drop array

YC Tung, AY Hsiao, SG Allen, Y Torisawa, M Ho… - Analyst, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Culture of cells as three-dimensional (3D) aggregates can enhance in vitro tests for basic
biological research as well as for therapeutics development. Such 3D culture models …

Development of radiotracers for oncology–the interface with pharmacology

R Sharma, E Aboagye - British journal of pharmacology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
There is an increasing role for positron emission tomography (PET) in oncology, particularly
as a component of early phase clinical trials. As a non‐invasive functional imaging modality …

Multizone paper platform for 3D cell cultures

R Derda, SKY Tang, A Laromaine, B Mosadegh… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
In vitro 3D culture is an important model for tissues in vivo. Cells in different locations of 3D
tissues are physiologically different, because they are exposed to different concentrations of …

Turning round: multipotent stromal cells, a three-dimensional revolution?

FA Saleh, PG Genever - Cytotherapy, 2011 - Elsevier
Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) can be isolated from adult tissues and induced to
differentiate into skeletal cells, such as osteoblasts, chondrocytes and adipocytes …

Imaging mass spectrometry of three-dimensional cell culture systems

H Li, AB Hummon - Analytical chemistry, 2011 - ACS Publications
Three-dimensional (3D) cell cultures have increased complexity compared to simple
monolayer and suspension cultures, recapitulating the cellular architecture and molecular …

Synthetic chemoselective rewiring of cell surfaces: generation of three-dimensional tissue structures

D Dutta, A Pulsipher, W Luo… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Proper cell–cell communication through physical contact is crucial for a range of
fundamental biological processes including, cell proliferation, migration, differentiation, and …

Scalable robotic biofabrication of tissue spheroids

AN Mehesz, J Brown, Z Hajdu, W Beaver… - …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Development of methods for scalable biofabrication of uniformly sized tissue
spheroids is essential for tissue spheroid-based bioprinting of large size tissue and organ …

Microengineering methods for cell-based microarrays and high-throughput drug-screening applications

F Xu, JH Wu, SQ Wang, NG Durmus, UA Gurkan… - …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Screening for effective therapeutic agents from millions of drug candidates is costly, time
consuming, and often faces concerns due to the extensive use of animals. To improve cost …

Continuously perfused microbubble array for 3D tumor spheroid model

S Agastin, UBT Giang, Y Geng, LA DeLouise… - …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
Multi-cellular tumor spheroids (MCTSs) have been established as a 3D physiologically
relevant tumor model for drug testing in cancer research. However, it is difficult to control the …

Diffusion-mediated in situ alginate encapsulation of cell spheroids using microscale concave well and nanoporous membrane

KH Lee, SH Kim, JH Ryoo, SF Wong, SH Lee - Lab on a Chip, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Here, we present a novel and simple process of spheroid formation and in situ
encapsulation of the formed spheroid without intervention. A hemispherical …