Microscale screening systems for 3D cellular microenvironments: Platforms, advances, and challenges

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 237-249

  Montanez Sauri, Sara I ^a,b,c   Beebe, David J ^a,b,c   Sung, Kyung Eun ^a,b,c  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen; Extracellular matrix; Hydrogels; Microarray; Microfluidics; Microwells; Technology

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; ALGINATE POLYLYSINE ALGINATE; CHITOSAN; DIMETICONE; MACROGOL; POLYACRYLAMIDE;

CELL CULTURE; CELL CULTURE EQUIPMENT; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELLS IN GEL IN PAPER; CELLULAR MICROARRAY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENERAL DEVICE; HANGING DROP PLATE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROARRAY KIT; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE; MICROSCALE CULTURE SYSTEM; MICROSCALE THREE DIMENSIONAL CULTURE SCREENING SYSTEM; MICROTECHNOLOGY; MICROWELL PLATE; MOLECULAR MODEL; MULTICELLULAR SPHEROID MODEL; NATURAL MATRIX; NON ADHERENT PLATE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; ROTARY BIOREACTOR; SPINNER FLASK; SYNTHETIC MATRIX; THREE DIMENSIONAL CELL CULTURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL CELLULAR MICROENVIRONMENT; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TISSUE MICROARRAY; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLULAR MICROENVIRONMENT; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROTECHNOLOGY; TISSUE ARRAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84921937067     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-014-1738-5     Document Type: Review

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