高通量药物筛选过程用自动化均一球体生成平台。

Automated Uniform Spheroid Generation Platform for High Throughput Drug Screening Process.

机构信息

Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, China.

BioArchitec Group Limited, Hong Kong, China.

出版信息

Biosensors (Basel). 2024 Aug 15;14(8):392. doi: 10.3390/bios14080392.

Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) spheroid models are crucial for cancer research, offering more accurate insights into tumour biology and drug responses than traditional 2D cell cultures. However, inconsistent and low-throughput spheroid production has hindered their application in drug screening. Here, we present an automated high-throughput platform for a spheroid selection, fabrication, and sorting system (SFSS) to produce uniform gelatine-encapsulated spheroids (GESs) with high efficiency. SFSS integrates advanced imaging, analysis, photo-triggered fabrication, and microfluidic sorting to precisely control spheroid size, shape, and viability. Our data demonstrate that our SFSS can produce over 50 GESs with consistent size and circularity in 30 min with over 97% sorting accuracy while maintaining cell viability and structural integrity. We demonstrated that the GESs can be used for drug screening and potentially for various assays. Thus, the SFSS could significantly enhance the efficiency of generating uniform spheroids, facilitating their application in drug development to investigate complex biological systems and drug responses in a more physiologically relevant context.

摘要

三维(3D)球体模型对于癌症研究至关重要,它们比传统的 2D 细胞培养提供了更准确的肿瘤生物学和药物反应见解。然而,球体生产的不一致性和低通量阻碍了它们在药物筛选中的应用。在这里,我们提出了一种自动化高通量球体选择、制造和分选系统(SFSS),以高效生产均匀的明胶包被球体(GES)。SFSS 集成了先进的成像、分析、光触发制造和微流控分选技术,可精确控制球体的大小、形状和活力。我们的数据表明,我们的 SFSS 可以在 30 分钟内以超过 97%的分选准确率生产超过 50 个具有一致大小和圆形度的 GES,同时保持细胞活力和结构完整性。我们证明了 GES 可用于药物筛选,并可能用于各种测定。因此,SFSS 可以显著提高生成均匀球体的效率,促进它们在药物开发中的应用,以更生理相关的背景研究复杂的生物学系统和药物反应。

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