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Mammalian Cell Spheroids on Mixed Organic-Inorganic Superhydrophobic Coating
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Three-dimensional cell culture has become a reliable method for reproducing in vitro cellular growth in more realistic physiological conditions. The surface hydrophobicity strongly influences the promotion of cell aggregate formation. In particular, for spheroid formation, highly water-repellent coatings seem to be required for the significant effects of the process. In this work, surfaces at different wettability have been compared to observe their influence on the growth and promotion of aggregates of representative mammalian cell lines, both tumoral and non-tumoral (3T3, HaCat and MCF-7 cell lines). The effect of increased hydrophobicity from TCPS to agarose hydrogel to mixed organic-inorganic superhydrophobic (SH) coating has been investigated by optical and fluorescence microscopy, and by 3D confocal profilometry, in a time scale of 24 h. The results show the role of less wettable substrates in inducing the formation of spheroid-like cell aggregates at a higher degree of sphericity for the studied cell lines.
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FERRARI, Michele, CIRISANO, Francesca and MORÁN BADENAS, María del Carmen. Mammalian Cell Spheroids on Mixed Organic-Inorganic Superhydrophobic Coating. Molecules. 2022. Vol. 27, num. 4, pags. 1247. ISSN 1420-3049. [consulted: 15 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/186046