3D cell culture systems: tumor application, advantages, and disadvantages

O Habanjar, M Diab-Assaf, F Caldefie-Chezet… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The traditional two-dimensional (2D) in vitro cell culture system (on a flat support) has long
been used in cancer research. However, this system cannot be fully translated into clinical …

3D tumor spheroids as in vitro models to mimic in vivo human solid tumors resistance to therapeutic drugs

AS Nunes, AS Barros, EC Costa… - Biotechnology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Three‐dimensional cell culture models, such as spheroids, can be used in the process of the
development of new anticancer agents because they are able to closely mimic the main …

Comparison of 2D and 3D cell culture models for cell growth, gene expression and drug resistance

JC Fontoura, C Viezzer, FG Dos Santos… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In vitro drug screening is widely used in the development of new drugs, because they
constitute a cost-effective approach to select compounds with more potential for therapy …

Design and applications of man-made biomimetic fibrillar hydrogels

E Prince, E Kumacheva - Nature Reviews Materials, 2019 - nature.com
Many extracellular matrices (ECMs) have a filamentous architecture, which influences cell
growth and phenotype and imparts tissues with specific properties. Man-made fibrillar …

Design of spherically structured 3D in vitro tumor models-Advances and prospects

LP Ferreira, VM Gaspar, JF Mano - Acta biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional multicellular tumor models are receiving an ever-growing focus as
preclinical drug-screening platforms due to their potential to recapitulate major physiological …

Targeting breast cancer stem cells to overcome treatment resistance

S Palomeras, S Ruiz-Martínez, T Puig - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Despite advances in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, many patients still fail therapy,
resulting in disease progression, recurrence, and reduced overall survival. Historically …

Application of electrospun drug-loaded nanofibers in cancer therapy

Y Yang, R Zhang, Z Liang, J Guo, B Chen, S Zhou… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
In the 21st century, chemotherapy stands as a primary treatment method for prevalent
diseases, yet drug resistance remains a pressing challenge. Utilizing electrospinning to …

Electrospun nanofibers in cancer research: from engineering of in vitro 3D cancer models to therapy

M Cavo, F Serio, NR Kale, E D'Amone, G Gigli… - Biomaterials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrospinning is historically related to tissue engineering due to its ability to produce nano-
/microscale fibrous materials with mechanical and functional properties that are extremely …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in biofabrication techniques for collagen-based 3D in vitro culture models for breast cancer research

J Redmond, H McCarthy, P Buchanan… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Collagen is the most abundant component of the extracellular matrix (ECM), therefore it
represents an ideal biomaterial for the culture of a variety of cell types. Recently, collagen …

MXene‐Decorated Nanofibrous Membrane with Programmed Antibacterial and Anti‐Inflammatory Effects via Steering NF‐κB Pathway for Infectious Cutaneous …

Y Huang, S He, S Yu, HM Johnson, YK Chan, Z Jiao… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Although antibiotic is still the main choice for antibacteria both in hospital and community,
phototherapy has become a possibly one of the alternative approaches in the treatment of …