A tumor that can unroll: Engineers create new technology for understanding cancer growth
Monday, November 23, 2015 - 11:00
in Physics & Chemistry
A team of U of T engineers is unrolling the mysteries of cancer—literally. They have developed a way to grow cancer cells in the form of a rolled-up sheet that mimics the 3D environment of a tumour, yet can also be taken apart in seconds. The platform, described in a new Nature Materials paper, offers a way to speed up the development of new drugs and therapies and ask new questions about how cancer cells behave.