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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2026

Use of Biomimetic Hydrogels and 3D Cancer Models for Biochemical and Cell Biological Assays.

Asja Guzman

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Asja GuzmanDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.

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Abstract

Many different cell types including stem cells, cancer cells, and cells of the immune system use cell-to-cell and cell-to-extracellular matrix interactions to communicate and to move in space, behaviors that are crucial to their physiological and pathophysiological properties. While conventionally two-dimensional (2D) cell culture was used to study these cellular phenomena, complex three-dimensional (3D) environments more truthfully reflect the biochemical and biomechanical properties of the extracellular matrix and allow analysis of cellular functions under physiologically relevant conditions. Here, we present protocols to study individual cells as well as multicellular cell aggregates within a 3D collagen type I matrix that is amenable to microscopy-based analysis. This approach facilitates analyses of migratory behaviors, reciprocal cell-cell and cell-ECM interactions as well as subcellular distributions of proteins of interest in physiologically relevant 3D settings.

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Biological AssayBiomimetic MaterialsBiomimeticsCell Culture Techniques, Three DimensionalHydrogelsNeoplasmsCell CommunicationCell Culture TechniquesCell Line, TumorCell MovementCollagen Type IExtracellular MatrixHumansCollagen Type IHydrogels3D cell culture3D immunocytochemistryBiomimeticBMECo-cultureCollagenECMHydrogelsInvasionIn vitro cancer modelsMTSSpheroids

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