Three‑dimensional cell culture: A powerful tool in tumor research and drug discovery

D Lv, Z Hu, L Lu, H Lu, X Xu - Oncology letters, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
In previous years, three‑dimensional (3D) cell culture technology has become a focus of
research in tumor cell biology, using a variety of methods and materials to mimic the in vivo …

Hydrogel microenvironments for cancer spheroid growth and drug screening

Y Li, E Kumacheva - Science advances, 2018 - science.org
Multicellular cancer spheroids (MCSs) have emerged as a promising in vitro model that
replicates many features of solid tumors in vivo. Biomimetic hydrogel scaffolds for MCS …

Three-dimensional bioprinted glioblastoma microenvironments model cellular dependencies and immune interactions

M Tang, Q Xie, RC Gimple, Z Zhong, T Tam, J Tian… - Cell research, 2020 - nature.com
Brain tumors are dynamic complex ecosystems with multiple cell types. To model the brain
tumor microenvironment in a reproducible and scalable system, we developed a rapid three …

Precise tuning of facile one-pot gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) synthesis

H Shirahama, BH Lee, LP Tan, NJ Cho - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Gelatin-methacryloyl (GelMA) is one of the most commonly used photopolymerizable
biomaterials in bio-applications. However, GelMA synthesis remains suboptimal, as its …

Advances in engineering human tissue models

CM Moysidou, C Barberio, RM Owens - Frontiers in bioengineering …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Research in cell biology greatly relies on cell-based in vitro assays and models that facilitate
the investigation and understanding of specific biological events and processes under …

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 …

3D neural tissue models: From spheroids to bioprinting

P Zhuang, AX Sun, J An, CK Chua, SY Chew - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) in vitro neural tissue models provide a better recapitulation
of in vivo cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix interactions than conventional two …

Fabrication, applications and challenges of natural biomaterials in tissue engineering

S Ullah, X Chen - Applied Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Natural biomaterials are extensively used in tissue engineering due to their microstructure
interconnectivity and inherent bioactivity which mimics of natural extracellular matrix (ECM) …

Hyaluronic acid: incorporating the bio into the material

KJ Wolf, S Kumar - ACS biomaterials science & engineering, 2019 - ACS Publications
In the last few decades, hyaluronic acid (HA) has become increasingly employed as a
biomaterial in both clinical and research applications. The abundance of HA in many …

Dissecting and rebuilding the glioblastoma microenvironment with engineered materials

KJ Wolf, J Chen, JD Coombes, MK Aghi… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive and common form of primary brain cancer.
Several decades of research have provided great insight into GBM progression; however …