3D cell culture

Patent Pending Today, there are a large number of commercially available culturing tools that claim to provide the advantages of 3D cell culture. The main categories are extracellular matrices or scaffolds, modified surfaces, rotating bioreactors, microcarriers, magnetic levitation, hanging drop plates, and Magnetic 3D Bioprinting. The Bioreactors used for 3D cell cultures are small plastic cylindrical chambers that are specifically engineered for the purpose of growing cells in three dimensions. The bioreactor uses bioactive synthetic materials such as polyethylene terephthalate membranes to surround the spheroid cells in an environment that maintains high levels of nutrients.