SLAS TECHNOLOGY,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
28(3), P. 152 - 164
Published: April 3, 2023
Cancer
treatment
development
is
a
complex
process,
with
tumor
heterogeneity
and
inter-patient
variations
limiting
the
success
of
therapeutic
intervention.
Traditional
two-dimensional
cell
culture
has
been
used
to
study
cancer
metabolism,
but
it
fails
capture
physiologically
relevant
cell-cell
cell-environment
interactions
required
mimic
tumor-specific
architecture.
Over
past
three
decades,
research
efforts
in
field
3D
model
fabrication
using
tissue
engineering
have
addressed
this
unmet
need.
The
self-organized
scaffold-based
shown
potential
microenvironment
eventually
bridge
gap
between
2D
animal
models.
Recently,
three-dimensional
(3D)
bioprinting
emerged
as
an
exciting
novel
biofabrication
strategy
aimed
at
developing
compartmentalized
hierarchical
organization
precise
positioning
biomolecules,
including
living
cells.
In
review,
we
discuss
advancements
techniques
for
models,
well
their
benefits
limitations.
We
also
highlight
future
directions
associated
technological
advances,
detailed
applicative
research,
patient
compliance,
regulatory
challenges
achieve
successful
bed-to-bench
transition.
Small,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
20(27)
Published: Feb. 2, 2024
Abstract
The
mortality
rate
among
cancer
patients
is
primarily
attributed
to
tumor
metastasis.
evaluation
of
metastasis
potential
provides
a
powerful
framework
for
personalized
therapies.
However,
little
work
has
so
far
been
undertaken
precisely
model
in
vitro,
hindering
the
development
preventive
and
therapeutic
interventions.
In
this
work,
tumor‐metastasis‐mimicked
Transwell‐integrated
organoids‐on‐a‐chip
platform
(TOP)
evaluating
metastatic
developed.
Unlike
conventional
Transwell
device
detecting
cell
migration,
engineered
facilitates
assessment
patient‐derived
organoids
(PDO).
Furthermore,
novel
chamber
with
hexagon‐shaped
structure
developed
mimic
migration
cells
into
surrounding
tissues,
allowing
horizontal
direction.
As
proof‐of‐concept
demonstration,
clusters
are
further
evaluated
at
protein,
genetic,
phenotypic
levels.
addition,
preliminary
drug
screening
highlight
using
combat
cancers.
summary,
TOP
offers
unique
capabilities
contributes
Materials & Design,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
223, P. 111152 - 111152
Published: Sept. 13, 2022
Bioprinting
of
cell-laden
hydrogel
constructs
providing
three-dimensional
(3D)
spatial
pattern
capacity
and
suitable
cellular
microenvironment
have
become
essential
tools
in
the
field
tissue
engineering.
For
heterogeneous
development,
printing
approaches
permitting
controllable
deposition
multicellular
components
a
flexible
manner
are
urgently
needed.
Here,
facile
dot-extrusion
(DEP)
system
for
one-step
generation
gelatin
methacrylate
(GelMa)
beads
(GHBs)
is
developed,
which
allows
size-tunable
GHBs
programmable
positioned
into
complex
3D
constructs.
The
GelMa
situ
semi-gelled
at
printhead,
thus
enabling
onto
platform,
as
result
improved
simplicity,
fidelity
flexibility.
size
position
adjustable
by
programming
G-code
parameters.
Further,
integrating
multiple
printheads,
encapsulating
different
can
be
printed
to
fabricate
constructs,
maintain
post-printed
cell
viability
over
95%.
As
an
example
application,
two
tumor-stroma
phases
were
developed
through
regionally
tumor
cells
normal
fibroblasts
juxtapositional
or
overlapping
microcapsule
structures,
giving
access
study
interactions
microenvironments.
DEP
holds
promise
creation
tissues
toward
various
biology
studies.
Materials & Design,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
210, P. 110079 - 110079
Published: Aug. 30, 2021
Currently,
in
vitro
cancer
cell
culture
technology
is
very
important
for
research.
Existing
studies
have
shown
that
two-dimensional
(2D)
environment
may
cause
significant
differences
from
tumor
cells
vivo,
resulting
high
failure
rates
when
the
therapies
developed
2D
models
translated
to
clinic.
And
compared
with
culture,
isotropic
three-dimensional
(3D)
can
construct
an
more
similar
body.
Here,
we
utilized
3D
printed
porous
microgel
lung
and
also
explored
possible
mechanism
of
how
regulates
actin
cytoskeleton.
Compared
cultured
cells,
are
those
extracted
existing
gold
standard:
mouse
transplanted
tumors,
terms
ROCK-actin
pathway.
In
addition,
this
study
revealed
ROCK
pathway
altered
by
played
role
regulating
drug
sensitivity
cells.
Hence,
a
promising
method,
which
shows
potentional
application
future
research
development.
SLAS TECHNOLOGY,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
28(3), P. 152 - 164
Published: April 3, 2023
Cancer
treatment
development
is
a
complex
process,
with
tumor
heterogeneity
and
inter-patient
variations
limiting
the
success
of
therapeutic
intervention.
Traditional
two-dimensional
cell
culture
has
been
used
to
study
cancer
metabolism,
but
it
fails
capture
physiologically
relevant
cell-cell
cell-environment
interactions
required
mimic
tumor-specific
architecture.
Over
past
three
decades,
research
efforts
in
field
3D
model
fabrication
using
tissue
engineering
have
addressed
this
unmet
need.
The
self-organized
scaffold-based
shown
potential
microenvironment
eventually
bridge
gap
between
2D
animal
models.
Recently,
three-dimensional
(3D)
bioprinting
emerged
as
an
exciting
novel
biofabrication
strategy
aimed
at
developing
compartmentalized
hierarchical
organization
precise
positioning
biomolecules,
including
living
cells.
In
review,
we
discuss
advancements
techniques
for
models,
well
their
benefits
limitations.
We
also
highlight
future
directions
associated
technological
advances,
detailed
applicative
research,
patient
compliance,
regulatory
challenges
achieve
successful
bed-to-bench
transition.