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A Paired Bead and Magnet Array for Molding Microwells with Variable Concave Geometries
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2018
This manuscript introduces a robust method of fabricating concave microwells without the need for complex high-cost facilities. Using magnetic force, steel beads, and a through-hole array, several hundred microwells were formed in a 3 cm x 3 cm polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate.
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Production and Use of Customizable Agarose Molds for Scaffold-Free Mouse Ovarian Follicle Culture
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2025
We describe methods to culture ovarian follicles in a novel scaffold-free agarose mold that complement in vitro gametogenesis.
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Photodegradable Hydrogel-Based Isolation of Bacterial Colonies in Microwell Arrays
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2025
Source: Fattahi, N., et al. Photodegradable Hydrogel Interfaces for Bacteria Screening, Selection, and Isolation. J. Vis. Exp. (2021)This video demonstrates the use of photodegradable hydrogels to isolate bacterial colonies within silicon microwell arrays. Bacterial cells are first loaded into microwells, encapsulated in a crosslinked hydrogel, and cultured into distinct colonies. Upon exposure to ultraviolet light, targeted degradation of the hydrogel enables selective extraction of individual...
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Production of Large Numbers of Size-controlled Tumor Spheroids Using Microwell Plates
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2013
We introduce a protocol for the generation of large numbers (thousands to hundreds of thousands) of uniform size- and composition-controlled tumor spheroids, using commercially available microwell plates.
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Rapid and Low-cost Prototyping of Medical Devices Using 3D Printed Molds for Liquid Injection Molding
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2014
We have devised a method for low-cost and rapid prototyping of liquid elastomer rubber injection molded devices by using fused deposition modeling 3D printers for mold design and a modified desiccator as a liquid injection system.
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The recessed wells confine suspended cells or cell-laden materials within defined microscale locations. This spatial confinement encourages cells to gather into controlled aggregates rather than distributing randomly across a culture area. As a result, researchers can generate structures with more consistent size and arrangement, making cell organization easier to compare across samples and experiments.
Patterned arrays and uniform well dimensions provide a repeated physical framework for organizing samples. These features help control the size, placement, and spatial arrangement of microscale cultures while supporting consistent structure formation. Standardization is especially valuable when researchers compare biological responses across many samples and need to distinguish experimental effects from differences in sample geometry.
Uniformity reduces variation in the starting conditions of each cell aggregate or tissue-like construct. More consistent samples can improve experimental reproducibility and support quantitative comparisons between treatments or culture conditions. This makes the resulting data more useful for studying cell behavior, evaluating biological responses, and identifying patterns that might be obscured by substantial differences in structure size.
They translate patterned microscale features into organized biological samples that can be cultured and analyzed in parallel. By controlling where cells or cell-laden materials gather, the molds link physical structure with biological organization. This connection allows bioengineers to create reproducible model systems while examining how cellular arrangements contribute to tissue-like structure and function.
A conceptual workflow begins by placing suspended cells or cell-laden materials into the patterned wells, where the recessed features retain them in defined locations. The samples are then maintained under controlled laboratory conditions so aggregation or construct formation can occur. Researchers can subsequently compare the resulting structures across the array, using their consistent organization to support analysis.
Microwell Molds support the production of spheroids, organoids, and tissue-like constructs. These models provide organized three-dimensional or tissue-relevant samples for investigating cell behavior and biological responses. Their array-based format also enables multiple samples to be generated under comparable conditions, which is useful when researchers need reproducible model populations for downstream studies.
The resulting spheroids, organoids, and tissue-like constructs can serve as experimental systems for studying disease-related cell behavior and evaluating responses during drug screening. Because the molds help produce consistent structures in parallel, researchers can compare samples more systematically. This supports quantitative biological research by reducing variation in structure and improving the comparability of experimental outcomes.
In regenerative medicine research, organized cell aggregates and tissue-like constructs can provide controlled experimental models for exploring how biological structures form. Microwell Molds help generate these samples with defined size and spatial arrangement, supporting reproducible fabrication studies. Their use connects microscale control with the broader goal of developing and evaluating engineered biological constructs.