Three-dimensional spheroids as in vitro preclinical models for cancer research

B Pinto, AC Henriques, PMA Silva, H Bousbaa - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Most cancer biologists still rely on conventional two-dimensional (2D) monolayer culture
techniques to test in vitro anti-tumor drugs prior to in vivo testing. However, the vast majority …

Current advances in 3D bioprinting for cancer modeling and personalized medicine

N Germain, M Dhayer, S Dekiouk… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tumor cells evolve in a complex and heterogeneous environment composed of different cell
types and an extracellular matrix. Current 2D culture methods are very limited in their ability …

From cells to organoids: The evolution of blood-brain barrier technology for modelling drug delivery in brain cancer

E Gonzales-Aloy, A Ahmed-Cox, M Tsoli… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Brain cancer remains the deadliest cancer. The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is impenetrable to
most drugs and is a complex 3D network of multiple cell types including endothelial cells …

A review of manufacturing capabilities of cell spheroid generation technologies and future development

D Liu, S Chen, M Win Naing - Biotechnology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Spheroid culture provides cells with a three‐dimensional environment that can better mimic
physiological conditions compared to monolayer culture. Technologies involved in the …

Heterotypic tumor spheroids: a platform for nanomedicine evaluation

F Vakhshiteh, Z Bagheri, M Soleimani… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Nanomedicine has emerged as a promising therapeutic approach, but its translation to the
clinic has been hindered by the lack of cellular models to anticipate how tumor cells will …

A quantitative analysis of various patterns applied in lattice light sheet microscopy

Y Shi, TA Daugird, WR Legant - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Light sheet microscopes reduce phototoxicity and background and improve imaging speed
compared to widefield and confocal microscopes. However, when equipped with Gaussian …

Spectroscopic techniques for monitoring stem cell and organoid proliferation in 3D environments for therapeutic development

W Mao, HTD Bui, W Cho, HS Yoo - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Spectroscopic techniques for monitoring stem cell and organoid proliferation have gained
significant attention in therapeutic development. Spectroscopic techniques such as …

Bridging smart nanosystems with clinically relevant models and advanced imaging for precision drug delivery

Q Zhou, Q Liu, Y Wang, J Chen, O Schmid… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Intracellular delivery of nano‐drug‐carriers (NDC) to specific cells, diseased regions, or
solid tumors has entered the era of precision medicine that requires systematic knowledge …

Think outside the box: 3D bioprinting concepts for biotechnological applications–recent developments and future perspectives

F Krujatz, S Dani, J Windisch, J Emmermacher… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D bioprinting–the fabrication of geometrically complex 3D structures from
biocompatible materials containing living cells using additive manufacturing technologies–is …

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 …