Spheroid surgery: a first-generation micromanipulation platform for extracting viable cell clusters from the outer layers of hydrogel-embedded spheroids
Viktor Pal, Miroslav Maiurov, Mariachiara Stellato, Nora Hapek, Mária Harmati, Filippo Piccinini, Ákos Diósdi, Péter Horváth
This paper introduces a micromanipulation platform to extract viable cell clusters from hydrogel-embedded 3D spheroids without disrupting the parent structure.
bioRxiv · Oct 23, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering