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Methods to Establish and Quantitatively Assess 3D Cell Cultures

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Smitha Rao

Smitha Rao

Michigan Technological University, Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering

<p>Dr. Smitha Rao is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering and a PhD in Electrical Engineering with a focus on micro-and nano-scale devices for biomedical applications at the Michigan Technological University, Michigan, USA. She obtained her master&rsquo;s and PhD from UT Arlington followed by serving as a Principal Scientist at a medical device start-up company. Her research includes developing platforms and tools for biomedical applications and understanding the impact of nanostructures and microstructures on cellular functions such as wound healing and cancer migration.&nbsp;</p>

Collection Overview

Three-dimensional cell culture techniques and platforms have gained considerable attention in recent years. Owing to the ability to replicate physiologically relevant conditions, these systems appear to be poised to address several challenges posed in tissue engineering, particularly in translational research and application. Despite the widespread acceptance of 3D cultures, techniques to quantitatively assess yields, cell responses, proliferation, and the role of the type of substrate used, addition or absence of adhesion promoters such as collagen, or the method of establishing a 3D cell culture remain a matter of techniques developed in individual laboratories or cell lines. In this special issue, protocols, and methods to establish 3D cultures and techniques to evaluate them will be presented.

Articles

Exploring Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism of Single 3D Microtissue Spheroids Using Extracellular Flux Analysis
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Exploring Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism of Single 3D Microtissue Spheroids Using Extracellular Flux Analysis

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2022

Abstracts

Live-Cell Imaging and Single-Cell Tracking for Monitoring Fate Transitions and Spatial Patterning in Human and Murine Intestinal Organoids

Xuan Zheng*1,

Daniel Krueger*1

1Hubrecht Institute