Using the Microwell-mesh to culture microtissues in vitro and as a carrier to implant microtissues in vivo into mice

Abstract Prostate cancer (PCa) patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) are commonly propagated by serial transplantation of “pieces” of tumour in mice, but the cellular composition of pieces is not standardised. Herein, we optimised a microwell platform, the Microwell-mesh, to aggregate precise numbers of...

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Main Authors: Melissa E. Monterosso, Kathryn Futrega, William B. Lott, Ian Vela, Elizabeth D. Williams, Michael R. Doran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84154-4