Research gap
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The first accepted evidence set for Organoids and organs-on-a-chip includes 12 papers. Evidence currently spans 2018 to 2021. Methods represented in the accepted evidence include Formation of ECM hydrogels, Microfluidic chip construction, Molecular profiling of tumor organoids. The most specific unresolved gap is unresolved evidence gap around tumorigenicity assessment was performed in immunocompromised mice (nod/scid). Paper intelligence specifically flags: Tumorigenicity assessment was performed in immunocompromised mice (NOD/SCID); Existing challenges are discussed (specific challenges not detailed in abstract); The abstract does not explicitly detail limitations of the organoid models themselves. This gap should be tracked as topic memory, paper intelligence, and future accepted evidence mature.
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Towards organoid culture without Matrigel
Mark T. Kozlowski; Christiana Crook; Hsun Teresa Ku · 2021 · Communications Biology
Patient‐Specific Organoid and Organ‐on‐a‐Chip: 3D Cell‐Culture Meets 3D Printing and Numerical Simulation
Fuyin Zheng; Yuminghao Xiao; Hui Liu; Yubo Fan; Ming Dao · 2021 · Advanced Biology
Is It Time to Start Transitioning From 2D to 3D Cell Culture?
Caleb Jensen; Yong Teng · 2020 · Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
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