Campbell-Dollaghan, Kelsey. 2014. “Scientists Are 3D Printing Whole Cancer Tumors From Scratch.”

Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/scientists-are-3d-printing-whole-cancer-tumors-from-scr-1564215642

 

The 3D printed models of tumors have an advantage over the previous models of flat sheets of

Cells. These tumor models are printed for doctors to study and conduct tests to see how to treat the patient. Campbell-Dollaghan is a staff writer at Gizmodo. We can try to see if we can use the biofabrication explained in the article to create our own tumors.

 

Huang, Tina Qing, Xin Qu, Justin Liu, and Shaochen Chen. 2015. “3D Printing of Biomimetic

Microstructures for Cancer Cell Migration.” Biomed Microdevices 16, no. 1: 127–132. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. 10.1007/s10544-013-9812-6

 

3D printing was used to create an in vitro microchip to mimic blood vessels that can test, monitor, and analyze differences in the behavior of cancer cells and normal cells. This 3D tumor model can be used to study new drugs and the migration of cancer cells. Huang, Qu and Chen are affiliated with the Department of Nanoengineering at University of California, San Diego. Liu is affiliated with the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at University of California, San Diego. We can potentially use their microchip or honeycomb structures to create our own models.

 

Samavedi, Satyavrata and Nikhita Joy. 2017. “3D Printing for the Development of In Vitro Cancer Models.”

Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering 2: 35-42. Elsevier Inc. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobme.2017.06.003

 

Biomedical engineers are able to 3D print in vitro microenvironments to study how cancer progresses due to advances in 3D printing technology that allows precise placement of cells and biomatter. These models are able to demonstrate cell interactions and can potentially be used for personalized cancer care for the patient’s specific case. Use of organotypic models can be used to test drugs and develop therapies. Samavedi and Joy are affiliated with the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology in Hyderabad, India. We can use their research in order to create our own placement of cells in our tumor models.