Microfabricated systems and assays for studying the cytoskeletal organization, micromechanics, and motility patterns of cancerous cells

Huda, Sabil; Pilans, Didzis; Makurath, Monika; Hermans, Thomas M.; Kandere-Grzybowska, Kristiana; Grzybowski, Bartosz A.

doi:10.1002/admi.201400158

Title: Microfabricated systems and assays for studying the cytoskeletal organization, micromechanics, and motility patterns of cancerous cells

Journal Article · Thu Aug 28 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Advanced Materials Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.201400158· OSTI ID:1342725

Huda, Sabil ^[1]; Pilans, Didzis ^[1]; Makurath, Monika ^[1]; Hermans, Thomas M. ^[1]; Kandere-Grzybowska, Kristiana ^[1]; Grzybowski, Bartosz A. ^[1]

Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

Cell motions are driven by coordinated actions of the intracellular cytoskeleton – actin, microtubules (MTs) and substrate/focal adhesions (FAs). This coordination is altered in metastatic cancer cells resulting in deregulated and increased cellular motility. Microfabrication tools, including photolithography, micromolding, microcontact printing, wet stamping and microfluidic devices have emerged as a powerful set of experimental tools with which to probe and define the differences in cytoskeleton organization/dynamics and cell motility patterns in non-metastatic and metastatic cancer cells. In this paper, we discuss four categories of microfabricated systems: (i) micropatterned substrates for studying of cell motility sub-processes (for example, MT targeting of FAs or cell polarization); (ii) systems for studying cell mechanical properties, (iii) systems for probing overall cell motility patterns within challenging geometric confines relevant to metastasis (for example, linear and ratchet geometries), and (iv) microfluidic devices that incorporate co-cultures of multiple cell types and chemical gradients to mimic in vivo intravasation/extravasation steps of metastasis. Finally, together, these systems allow for creating controlled microenvironments that not only mimic complex soft tissues, but are also compatible with live cell high-resolution imaging and quantitative analysis of single cell behavior.

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Research Organization:: Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

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Journal Information:: Advanced Materials Interfaces, Vol. 1, Issue 7; ISSN 2196-7350

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