title: Tumor inside a pearl drop.
abstract: The confined internal space of a liquid marble, as well as its porous and non-adhesive shell, offers an attractive application possibility - accommodating living cells inside liquid marbles. Cancer cells in suspension may aggregate to form three dimensional structures, also known as cancer cell spheroids (CCS). In this study, CCS formation inside liquid marble is investigated. This liquid marble application opens significant and novel avenues for biomedical applications and cancer research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arbatan
authors.forename: Aswan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Abboodi
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sarvi
authors.forename: Peggy Pui Yik
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D044085:Microfluidics / Q000379:methods*; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000737:chemistry*; D012996:Solutions
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D012996:Solutions; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene