Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture creates a more physiologically relevant environment for enhanced drug screening capabilities using microcarriers. An automated 3D system that integrates robotic manipulators, liquid handling systems, sensors, and environment control systems has the capacity to handle multiple samples in parallel, perform repetitive tasks, and provide real-time monitoring and analysis. This chapter describes a potential 3D cell culture drug screening model by combining renal proximal tubule cells as a representative normal cell line with cancer cell lines. This combination is subjected to drug screening to evaluate the drug's efficacy in suppressing cancer cells while minimizing impact on normal cells with the added benefit of having the ability to separate the two cell types by magnetic isolation for high content screens including mass spectrometry-based proteomics. This study presents advancements in 3D cell culture techniques, emphasizing the importance of automation and the potential of microcarriers in drug screening and disease modeling.
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Humans
Cell Culture Techniques, Three Dimensional
Cell Line, Tumor
Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
Kidney Tubules, Proximal
Cell Culture Techniques
Antineoplastic Agents
Automation
Automation, Laboratory
Neoplasms
