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Sorbonne Universite
bioengineering
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Immune Cells Infiltration of Patient Derived Glioblastoma Cells spheroids in Acoustic Levitation in Bulk Acoustic Wave devices

Mousset, X.Open in Google Scholar•Kuermanbayi, S.Open in Google Scholar•Dupuis, C.Open in Google Scholar•Jeger-Madiot, N.Open in Google Scholar•Delaunay, V.Open in Google Scholar•Ahmed, I.Open in Google Scholar•El-Habr, E. A.Open in Google Scholar•Chneiweiss, H.Open in Google Scholar•Junier, M.-P.Open in Google Scholar•Aider, J.-L.Open in Google Scholaret al.

We describe an acoustofluidic device that allows scaffold-free structuration and culture of multi-cellular tumoroids composed of patient-derived glioblastoma cells only or in combination with non-cancerous cell. A PDMS chip of controlled height was created to allow acoustic levitation of cells using a 2 MHz transducer held on top of the chip. Cells are introduced into the chip through a dedicated inlet upstream of the resonant cavity. The specific design of the cavity together with the acoustic field allow the formation of tumoroids of cells in a precise and controlled manner within the levitation chamber. The acoustic and fluidic environment of the device was determined through experiments confronted with numerical simulations. The control of the flow within the chip was optimized to allow long-term culture of tumoroids and injection of cell culture media without disturbing the tumoroids in levitation. The tumoroids can be also structured, with sequential injections of the different cell types. Using microglia, we show that the acoustofluidic device allows the formation and culture in acoustic levitation of tumoroids mixing cancer cells with other cells populating the tumor as well as immune cell infiltration within the tumoroids. These results demonstrate the suitability of acoustofluidic levitation as an original 3D culture method adapted to the exploration of cancer growth at multiple levels.

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