Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 2, 2025
Abstract
Cancer
immunotherapy,
specifically
Chimeric
Antigen
Receptor
(CAR)‐T
cell
therapy,
represents
a
significant
breakthrough
in
treating
cancers.
Despite
its
success
hematological
cancers,
CAR‐T
exhibits
limited
efficacy
solid
tumors,
which
account
for
more
than
90%
of
all
Solid
tumors
commonly
present
unique
challenges,
including
antigen
heterogeneity
and
complex
tumor
microenvironment
(TME).
To
address
these,
efforts
are
being
made
through
improvements
CAR
design
the
development
advanced
validation
platforms.
While
is
limited,
some
types,
such
as
neuroblastoma
gastrointestinal
have
shown
responsiveness
to
therapy
recent
clinical
trials.
In
this
review,
it
first
examined
both
experimental
computational
strategies,
protein
engineering
coupled
with
machine
learning,
developed
enhance
T
specificity.
The
challenges
methods
associated
delivery
vivo
reprogramming
discussed.
It
also
explored
advancements
engineered
organoid
systems,
emerging
high‐fidelity
vitro
models
that
closely
mimic
human
TME
serve
platform
discovery.
Collectively,
these
innovative
strategies
offer
potential
revolutionize
next
generation
ultimately
paving
way
effective
treatments
tumors.
Organoids
have
attracted
increasing
attention
because
they
are
simple
tissue-engineered
cell-based
in
vitro
models
that
recapitulate
many
aspects
of
the
complex
structure
and
function
corresponding
vivo
tissue.
They
can
be
dissected
interrogated
for
fundamental
mechanistic
studies
on
development,
regeneration,
repair
human
tissues.
also
used
diagnostics,
disease
modeling,
drug
discovery,
personalized
medicine.
derived
from
either
pluripotent
or
tissue-resident
stem
(embryonic
adult)
progenitor
differentiated
cells
healthy
diseased
tissues,
such
as
tumors.
To
date,
numerous
organoid
engineering
strategies
support
culture
growth,
proliferation,
differentiation
maturation
been
reported.
This
Primer
serves
to
highlight
rationale
underlying
selection
development
these
materials
methods
control
cellular/tissue
niche;
therefore,
engineered
organoid.
We
discuss
key
considerations
generating
robust
organoids,
those
related
cell
isolation
seeding,
matrix
soluble
factor
selection,
physical
cues
integration.
The
general
standards
data
quality,
reproducibility
deposition
within
community
is
outlined.
Lastly,
we
conclude
by
elaborating
limitations
organoids
different
applications,
priorities
coming
years.
Cell,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
185(15), P. 2756 - 2769
Published: July 1, 2022
For
decades,
insight
into
fundamental
principles
of
human
biology
and
disease
has
been
obtained
primarily
by
experiments
in
animal
models.
While
this
allowed
researchers
to
understand
many
biological
processes
great
detail,
some
developmental
mechanisms
have
proven
difficult
study
due
inherent
species
differences.
The
advent
organoid
technology
more
than
10
years
ago
established
laboratory-grown
organ
tissues
as
an
additional
model
system
recapitulate
human-specific
aspects
biology.
use
3D
organoids,
well
other
advances
single-cell
technologies,
revealed
unprecedented
insights
mechanisms,
especially
those
that
distinguish
humans
from
species.
This
review
highlights
novel
with
a
focus
on
how
generated
better
understanding
development
disease.
Cancer Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
562, P. 216180 - 216180
Published: April 13, 2023
Patient-derived
organoids
(PDO)
are
a
new
biomedical
research
model
that
can
reconstruct
phenotypic
and
genetic
characteristics
of
the
original
tissue
useful
for
on
pathogenesis
drug
screening.
To
introduce
progression
in
this
field,
we
review
key
factors
constructing
derived
from
epithelial
tissues
cancers,
covering
culture
medium
matrix,
morphological
characteristics,
profiles,
high-throughput
screening,
application
potential.
We
also
discuss
co-culture
system
cancer
with
tumor
microenvironment
(TME)
associated
cells.
The
is
widely
used
evaluating
crosstalk
cells
TME
components,
such
as
fibroblasts,
endothelial
cells,
immune
microorganisms.
article
provides
prospective
standardized
cultivation
mode,
automatic
evaluation,
sensitivity
screening
using
methods.
Bioactive Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
28, P. 386 - 401
Published: June 16, 2023
Organoids
are
in
vitro
model
systems
that
mimic
the
complexity
of
organs
with
multicellular
structures
and
functions,
which
provide
great
potential
for
biomedical
tissue
engineering.
However,
their
current
formation
heavily
relies
on
using
complex
animal-derived
extracellular
matrices
(ECM),
such
as
Matrigel.
These
often
poorly
defined
chemical
components
exhibit
limited
tunability
reproducibility.
Recently,
biochemical
biophysical
properties
hydrogels
can
be
precisely
tuned,
offering
broader
opportunities
to
support
development
maturation
organoids.
In
this
review,
fundamental
ECM
vivo
critical
strategies
design
organoid
culture
summarized.
Two
typically
derived
from
natural
synthetic
polymers
applicability
improve
organoids
presented.
The
representative
applications
incorporating
into
highlighted.
Finally,
some
challenges
future
perspectives
also
discussed
developing
advanced
technologies
toward
supporting
research.
Biomedicines,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(4), P. 1058 - 1058
Published: March 30, 2023
In
the
last
decades
three-dimensional
(3D)
in
vitro
cancer
models
have
been
proposed
as
a
bridge
between
bidimensional
(2D)
cell
cultures
and
vivo
animal
models,
gold
standards
preclinical
assessment
of
anticancer
drug
efficacy.
3D
can
be
generated
through
multitude
techniques,
from
both
immortalized
lines
primary
patient-derived
tumor
tissue.
Among
them,
spheroids
organoids
represent
most
versatile
promising
they
faithfully
recapitulate
complexity
heterogeneity
human
cancers.
Although
their
recent
applications
include
screening
programs
personalized
medicine,
not
yet
established
tools
for
studying
efficacy
supporting
preclinical-to-clinical
translation,
which
remains
mainly
based
on
experimentation.
this
review,
we
describe
state-of-the-art
evaluation
agents,
focusing
potential
contribution
to
replace,
reduce
refine
experimentations,
highlighting
strength
weakness,
discussing
possible
perspectives
overcome
current
challenges.
Advanced Healthcare Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(22)
Published: May 21, 2024
The
repair
and
regeneration
of
cartilage
has
always
been
a
hot
topic
in
medical
research.
Cartilage
organoids
(CORGs)
are
special
tissue
created
using
engineering
techniques
outside
the
body.
These
engineered
tissues
provide
models
that
simulate
complex
biological
functions
cartilage,
opening
new
possibilities
for
regenerative
medicine
treatment
strategies.
However,
it
is
crucial
to
establish
suitable
matrix
scaffolds
cultivation
CORGs.
In
recent
years,
utilizing
hydrogel
culture
stem
cells
induce
their
differentiation
into
chondrocytes
emerged
as
promising
method
vitro
construction
this
review,
methods
establishing
CORGs
summarized
an
overview
advantages
limitations
matrigel
such
provided.
Furthermore,
importance
ECM
alternative
substitutes
Matrigel,
alginate,
peptides,
silk
fibroin,
DNA
derivatives
discussed,
pros
cons
these
hydrogels
outlined.
Finally,
challenges
future
directions
research
discussed.
It
hoped
article
provides
valuable
references
design
development
Small,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 5, 2025
Abstract
Biomimetic
hydrogels
enable
biochemical,
cell
biology,
and
tissue‐like
studies
in
the
third
dimension.
Smart
are
also
frequently
used
tissue
engineering
as
drug
carriers
for
intra‐
or
extracutaneous
regenerative
medicine.
They
have
been
studied
bio‐sensor
development,
3D
culture,
organoid
growth
optimization.
Yet,
many
hydrogel
types,
adjuvant
components,
cross‐linking
methods
emerged
over
decades,
diversifying
complexifying
such
studies.
Here,
an
evaluative
overview
is
provided,
mapping
potential
applications
to
corresponding
tuning.
Strikingly,
ideal
studying
locoregional
therapy
modalities,
cold
medical
gas
plasma
technology.
These
partially
ionized
gases
produce
various
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
types
along
with
other
physico‐chemical
components
ions
electric
fields,
spatio‐temporal
effects
of
these
delivered
diseased
tissues
remain
largely
elusive
date.
Hence,
this
work
outlines
promising
biomedical
research
general
science
particular
underlines
great
smart
scaffolds
current
future
therapy.