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Microfluidic Co-Culture Models for Dissecting the Immune Response in in vitro Tumor Microenvironments
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Chapters
- 00:04Introduction
- 01:022D Chip Cell Plating
- 02:10Unlabeled Cancer and Immune Cell Time-Lapse Acquisition
- 02:433D Immuno-Competent Cancer On-Chip Model
- 05:15Results I: Migratory and Interaction Patterns of the 2D Tumor-Immune Cells Co-Culture by Time-Lapse Data Analysis
- 06:19Results II: Fluorescent Analysis of Infiltrated Immune Cells in a 3D Tumor Microenvironment
- 06:56Conclusion
In the age of immunotherapy and single-cell genomic profiling, cancer biology requires novel in vitro and computational tools for investigating the tumor-immune interface in a proper spatiotemporal context. We describe protocols to exploit tumor-immune microfluidic co-cultures in 2D and 3D settings, compatible with dynamic, multiparametric monitoring of cellular functions.
