Glioblastoma Grows in a 3D ECM-Containing Matrix (IMAGE)

Tufts University

Glioblastoma Grows in a 3D ECM-Containing Matrix

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Inset shows a donut-shaped 3D silk scaffold (represented as schematic in background) that has been treated with fetal pig brain extracellular matrix and seeded with glioblastoma cells. Spherical growths of the tumor cells (~1mm dark spots - indicated by arrow) are observed after 1.5 months.

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Disha Sood & David Kaplan, Tufts University

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