Constrained spheroids/organoids in perfusion culture. 2018

Fan Lee, and Ciprian Iliescu, and Fang Yu, and Hanry Yu
Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, A*STAR, Singapore, Singapore.

3D spheroid or organoid culture is becoming mainstream method for studying physiologically relevant cell behaviors, and used in applications such as cell-based diagnostic, therapy, disease modeling and drug screening. Organoids/spheroids function best when maintaining size of <200μm diameter and in perfusion culture. To achieve this, we describe in this chapter various methods of constraining spheroid size during the formation and culture processes such that the spheroids can maintain high-level cell functions for characterization and applications. We describe methods based on substrate tethering, physical-constraints such as covering spheroids under porous membranes, inside macroporous sponges, or in microfluidic channels. The chemical and physical properties of the cell-contacting surfaces and devices are carefully engineered to enable the formation and maintenance of spheroid functions over time. Pitfalls of these methods and proposed solutions in the contexts of respective applications will also be discussed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009940 Organoids An organization of cells into an organ-like structure. Organoids can be generated in culture, e.g., self-organized three-dimensional tissue structures derived from STEM CELLS (see MICROPHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS). They are also found in certain NEOPLASMS. Organoid
D010477 Perfusion Treatment process involving the injection of fluid into an organ or tissue. Perfusions
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D044085 Microfluidics The study of fluid channels and chambers of tiny dimensions of tens to hundreds of micrometers and volumes of nanoliters or picoliters. This is of interest in biological MICROCIRCULATION and used in MICROCHEMISTRY and INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES. Microfluidic
D048430 Cell Shape The quality of surface form or outline of CELLS. Cell Shapes,Shape, Cell,Shapes, Cell
D018874 Spheroids, Cellular Spherical, heterogeneous aggregates of proliferating, quiescent, and necrotic cells in culture that retain three-dimensional architecture and tissue-specific functions. The ability to form spheroids is a characteristic trait of CULTURED TUMOR CELLS derived from solid TUMORS. Cells from normal tissues can also form spheroids. They represent an in-vitro model for studies of the biology of both normal and malignant cells. (From Bjerkvig, Spheroid Culture in Cancer Research, 1992, p4) Multicellular Spheroids,Cellular Spheroid,Cellular Spheroids,Multicellular Spheroid,Spheroid, Cellular,Spheroid, Multicellular,Spheroids, Multicellular
D018929 Cell Culture Techniques Methods for maintaining or growing CELLS in vitro. Cell Culture,Cell Culture Technique,Cell Cultures,Culture Technique, Cell,Culture Techniques, Cell
D022781 Hepatocytes The main structural component of the LIVER. They are specialized EPITHELIAL CELLS that are organized into interconnected plates called lobules. Hepatic Cells,Cell, Hepatic,Cells, Hepatic,Hepatic Cell,Hepatocyte

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