Tumor tissue model for culturing tumor tissue
AssigneeIndustry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
InventorsSeok-Gu KANG, Hak-Joon SUNG, SeWoom BAEK
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Abstract
This application relates to a tumor tissue model in which tumor tissue isolated from a patient can be cultured. The tumor tissue model uses tumor tissue isolated from a patient, and thus the tumor tissue can be cultured while maintaining the extracellular matrix of tumor cells. Since the tumor tissue is cultured in an environment similar to the actual environment inside the body, the tumor tissue model can be used for patient-tailored drug screening, drug response evaluation, radiation reactivity evaluation, tumor-related research, clinical evaluation, animal replacement tests, disease modeling, etc.
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A tumor tissue model comprising:
- a structure for tissue culture made of a biocompatible polymer and including a three-dimensional network formed by connecting a plurality of microchannels therein;
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- tumor tissue isolated from the living body,
- wherein the tumor tissue is encapsulated in the structure for tissue culture.
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