Bio-fabricated alginate tumor-like hydrogels to enhance understanding of prostate-specific micro-environments in vitro
Khalsa Al-Husaini, Eugenia Spessot, Esther Baena, Marco A.N. Domingos, Annalisa Tirella
This paper develops bio-fabricated alginate hydrogels to model prostate cancer microenvironments, showing increased cell proliferation and metastatic markers in stiffer, laminin-enriched hydrogels with cancer-associated fibroblasts.
bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2025 · PreprintBioengineering