Journal: Bioactive Materials
Article Title: Harnessing the power of physicochemical material property screening to direct breast epithelial and breast cancer cells
doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2025.04.003
Figure Lengend Snippet: ROIs were chosen from the screening as “positive” when MCF10a Ki-67 % > MCF7 Ki-67 % (labelled as Pos1, Pos2, Pos3, shown in blue) and “negative” when MCF7 Ki-67 % > MCF10a Ki-67 % (labelled as Neg1, Neg2, Neg3, shown in orange). a , Cell experiments were repeated on translational (labelled as Trans) substrates with those specific material properties and compared to the proliferation (% Ki-67 positive cells after 72 h of cell culture) rates from the screening (Screen). b , Cell density after 72 h was compared between the screening and translation findings. c , Fluorescence images of two example ROIs, Pos1 and Neg1. Cells were stained for Ki-67 (red), phalloidin (green), and DAPI (blue). Corresponding fluorescence images for the other ROIs can be found in . The scale bar is 100 μm.
Article Snippet: Normal breast epithelial cells (MCF10a, Aldrich) were maintained in MCF10a Complete Medium (EP-ML-0525, Elabscience) containing 5 % horse serum, 20 ng mL −1 epidermal growth factor (EGF), 0.5 μg/mL hydrocortisone, 10 μg/mL insulin, 1 % non-essential amino acid solution (NEAA), and 1 % penicillin/streptomycin.
Techniques: Cell Culture, Fluorescence, Staining