ACTIVATED CASO₄-INDUCED VACUOLATION AS A QUANTITATIVE PLATFORM FOR PHAGOCYTOSIS-DRIVEN DRUG SCREENING
Vishakha Goswami, Abul Faiz, Gaurav Dutt, Abhishek Kumar, Saima Bashir, Arushi Gupta, Snehasish Das, Alpana Joshi, Subrata Kumar Das
This paper introduces a method using thermally activated calcium sulfate (ACS) to induce vacuolization in mammalian cells, enabling a scalable platform for drug screening related to phagocytosis and lysosomal function.
bioRxiv · Mar 13, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology