Cancer Spheroids & 3D Tumor Models

Oncology is the largest application area for the 3D Petri Dish®. Tumor cells seeded into the non-adhesive agarose micro-mold self-assemble into uniform spheroids — 3D tumor models with the cell–cell contacts and gradients that make them more representative than flat culture, formed without scaffold or animal-derived matrix.

One pipetting step yields an array of matched spheroids, so drug-response, invasion, and immuno-oncology experiments start from consistent 3D structures. The peer-reviewed studies below cover tumor mechanics, nanoparticle delivery, drug uptake and penetration, co-culture models, and more.