C02 | Biofabrication of a 3D model for the functional investigation of the stromal parameters on the behavior of breast cancer cells
Project C02 aims at the biofabrication of a complex tumor-stroma model to specifically study the behavior of breast cancer cells as a function of stromal parameters. To achieve this goal, innovative 3D printing technologies will be applied to combine breast cancer and stromal cells in bioink matrices with independently controllable physicochemical features. This modular approach allows us to recapitulate relevant aspects of the tumor microenvironment and to gain important mechanistic insights into how tumor-stroma interactions contribute to tumorigenesis.
