Author(s)

Huizhen Yang, Jiaqi Jiao

School of Basic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.

Compared with 2D tumor cell culture, 3D tumor cell culture can better simulate the microenvironment of signal transduction between cells and extracellular matrix. As one of the best cell models in tumor research, it has been widely used in the study of cancer cell morphology, nanotechnology drug delivery system, and anticancer drug screening. The main theme of this paper is to review the previous research of 3D cell culture applying to tumors in vitro and the prospects for the applications of 3D cell culture system.

3D Cell Culture System, 2D Cell Culture System, In Vitro Tumors

Yang, H. and Jiao, J. (2018) The 3D Cell Culture System in the Study of Tumor-Applications and Prospects. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 6, 36-43. doi: 10.4236/jbm.2018.69004.