Multi-well plate patent granted
The European patent office issued patent EP2812424 on 28th August 2019. The patented invention is a multi-well plate containing a scaffold layer which provides a porous three-dimensional network of polymer nanofibres suitable for growing cells in 3D and the process for fabricating the multi-well assay plate. The Electrospinning Company manufactures the Mimetix® range of multi-well plates… Read more »
Thermoresponsive 3D cell culture scaffolds
A publication in Acta Biomaterialia by a team at Nottingham University, led by Profs Felicity Rose and Cameron Alexander, describes how a thermoresponsive polymer can be incorporated into 3D cell culture scaffolds to facilitate cell release. This thermoresponsive electrospun scaffold system combines the advantages of providing a physiologically relevant environment to maintain a desirable cell… Read more »
High-throughput quantification
Nature Communications paper “Deep learning for high-throughput quantification of oligodendrocyte ensheathment at single-cell resolution” by a team at McGill university describes how they established a high-throughput method to assess oligodendrocyte ensheathment in-vitro, combining nanofiber culture devices and automated imaging with a heuristic approach that informed the development of a deep learning analytic algorithm.This is important because… Read more »
3DbioNet Workshop – Sheffield, UK – 6th June
Rob McKean and Mehri Behbehani will be at the 3DBioNet Workshop at Sheffield University on 6th June. Rob and Mehri are both Sheffield alumni and looking forward to some good discussions around electrospun scaffolds and 3D cell culture. Mehri, who joined us this year, will give a presentation on collaboration between academia and industry.
3D Cell Culture – London – 20-21 Feb 2019
SMi’s 3rd Annual Conference 3D Cell Culture February 20-21, 2019 | London, United Kingdom ————————————————————————- Cell Culture in an important tool for research and development within the life science industry. Over the past few years, 3D Cell Culture has gained momentum within the pharmaceutical industry due to the benefits that this model offers over conventional… Read more »
Advanced Cell Culture: A Practical Approach – London – 8th June
Ann Kramer will present at the ECACC workshop Advanced Cell Culture: A Practical Approach on 8th June on the use of electrospun scaffolds in phenotypically relevant assays. Stephen Jones will be present at the exhibition stand to answer questions. A one day workshop in London, UK – Friday 8th June 2018 ECACC is excited to… Read more »
Electrospin2018 – Stellenbosch, RSA – 16-18 Jan 2018
Dr Brendan Robb, Head of Production, will present at Electrospin2018 in Stellenbosch, South Africa in January 2018. The Electrospin2018 conference will provide a dedicated platform for students, researchers, and engineers from both academia and industry to exchange knowledge in this continuously growing and interdisciplinary field. Topics of interest include, material development, polymer, ceramic, metal, and… Read more »
3D X-Ray Nanotomography of cells grown in Mimetix scaffolds
A publication by Robert S. Bradley, Ian K. Robinson and Mohammed Yusuf in Macromolecular Bioscience demonstrates that X-ray nanotomography with Zernike phase contrast can be used for 3D imaging of cells grown on electrospun polymer scaffolds. The scaffold fibers and cells are simultaneously imaged, enabling the influence of scaffold architecture on cell location and morphology… Read more »
