3D
Printed Tumor to
Help Study Cancer Therapies
In order to
Study tumors, a research team of scientists in China and the US has developed a cervical
Cancer Tumor model to be a tool to
Study and experiment with. The model was
Printed using 3D tech**logy and consists of a substrate of fibrous proteins (gelatin, alginate and fibrin) that was permeated with “immortal” Hela cervical
Cancer cells. The substrate emulates the same basic composition of the extracellular matrix of tumors, and offers the
Cancer cells a pleasant place to grow and multiply.
The model is 10 cm on a side and the cells were added to the protein mix before being sent off to the printer. The printing process itself that creates the final 3D structure doesn’t significantly affect the cells, with 90 percent of the
Cancer cells remaining alive after printing.
Study in
Biofabrication:
Three-dimensional printing of Hela cells for cervical tumor model in vitro….
Press statement by Institute of Physics:
3D printing cancer cells to mimic tumours…
