Advances in multicellular spheroids formation

X Cui, Y Hartanto, H Zhang - Journal of the Royal …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Three-dimensional multicellular spheroids (MCSs) have a complex architectural structure,
dynamic cell–cell/cell–matrix interactions and bio-mimicking in vivo microenvironment. As a …

Promising applications of tumor spheroids and organoids for personalized medicine

Z Gilazieva, A Ponomarev, C Rutland, A Rizvanov… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Presently, the investigation of the tumor is carried out using different
models. One of the promising areas is the creation of 3D tumor models, such as spheroids …

Advances in establishment and analysis of three-dimensional tumor spheroid-based functional assays for target validation and drug evaluation

M Vinci, S Gowan, F Boxall, L Patterson… - BMC biology, 2012 - Springer
Background There is overwhelming evidence that in vitro three-dimensional tumor cell
cultures more accurately reflect the complex in vivo microenvironment than simple two …

Three-dimensional in vitro tumor models for cancer research and drug evaluation

X Xu, MC Farach-Carson, X Jia - Biotechnology advances, 2014 - Elsevier
Cancer occurs when cells acquire genomic instability and inflammation, produce abnormal
levels of epigenetic factors/proteins and tumor suppressors, reprogram the energy …

Generation of multicellular tumor spheroids with microwell-based agarose scaffolds for drug testing

X Gong, C Lin, J Cheng, J Su, H Zhao, T Liu, X Wen… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Three dimensional multicellular aggregate, also referred to as cell spheroid or microtissue,
is an indispensable tool for in vitro evaluating antitumor activity and drug efficacy. Compared …

Organ-on-a-chip platforms for studying drug delivery systems

NS Bhise, J Ribas, V Manoharan, YS Zhang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2014 - Elsevier
Novel microfluidic tools allow new ways to manufacture and test drug delivery systems.
Organ-on-a-chip systems—microscale recapitulations of complex organ functions—promise …

Multicellular tumor spheroids: a relevant 3D model for the in vitro preclinical investigation of polymer nanomedicines

G Lazzari, P Couvreur, S Mura - Polymer Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The application of nanotechnology to medicine, usually termed nanomedicine, has given a
crucial impulse to the design of various drug-loaded nanocarriers driven by the aim to …

Comparative analysis of 3D bladder tumor spheroids obtained by forced floating and hanging drop methods for drug screening

RLF Amaral, M Miranda, PD Marcato… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Cell-based assays using three-dimensional (3D) cell cultures may reflect the
antitumor activity of compounds more accurately, since these models reproduce the tumor …

Multiplexing spheroid volume, resazurin and acid phosphatase viability assays for high-throughput screening of tumour spheroids and stem cell neurospheres

DP Ivanov, TL Parker, DA Walker, C Alexander… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Three-dimensional cell culture has many advantages over monolayer cultures, and
spheroids have been hailed as the best current representation of small avascular tumours in …

Microfluidic trends in drug screening and drug delivery

J Feng, J Neuzil, A Manz, C Iliescu, P Neuzil - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2023 - Elsevier
The low probability of a drug candidate's clinical success, the time consumed and the high
cost of bringing a drug from concept to market emphasizes the need for new approaches to …