Bridging the Organoid Translational Gap: Integrating Standardization and Micropatterning for Drug Screening in Clinical and Pharmaceutical Medicine
April 2024
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Life Medicine
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TLDR Standardizing and engineering organoids can improve their use in medicine and drug testing.
The document addresses the challenges of translating organoid technology from research to clinical and pharmaceutical applications, emphasizing the need for standardization, reproducibility, and rapid fabrication. It highlights engineering methodologies like 3D micropatterning and matrix engineering to improve organoid development. Recent advancements include faster organoid formation and their use in drug repurposing and disease studies. The integration of organoids with organ-on-a-chip technologies enhances drug testing and disease research by providing real-time monitoring and dynamic culturing conditions. Despite challenges in production volume and structural stability, these technologies offer promising improvements in drug screening and personalized medicine. Future research should focus on synthetic matrices and complex system modeling to enhance organoid consistency and clinical applicability.