. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 22.

Published in final edited form as: Biotechnol Bioeng. 2020 Feb 28;117(6):1826–1838. doi: 10.1002/bit.27308

TABLE 1.

Physical characteristics of cultured cancer cell-seeded collagen gels following aspiration-ejection

Wet weight (mg, μ ± SD)					Projected area (mm², μ ± SD)
	MDA-MB-231		MCF-7			MDA-MB-231		MCF-7
Culture (days)^*	(+) Asp^**	(−) Asp^**	(+) Asp^**	(−) Asp^**	Culture (days)^†	(+) Asp^**	(−) Asp^**	(+) Asp^**	(−) Asp^**
0	2.0 ± 0.3	5.8 ± 1.5	3.8 ± 0.8	5.3 ± 1.6	0	3.1 ± 1.0	6.1 ± 1.0	3.6 ± 1.2	6.5 ± 1.3
1	2.0 ± 0.6	6.8 ± 1.3	1.8 ± 0.5	6.1 ± 1.4	1	3.4 ± 1.0	6.2 ± 1.3	3.6 ± 1.3	6.3 ± 1.6
3	2.5 ± 0.9	4.9 ± 1.4	2.0 ± 0.6^a	4.0 ± 1.1	3	2.7 ± 1.2	4.0 ± 1.4^a	2.2 ± 0.6	4.1 ± 0.8^a

Note: Superscripts indicate a significant effect of the independent variable on the dependent (wet weight or projected area) by three-factor ANOVA. Abbreviations: ANOVA, analysis of variance; SD, standard deviation.

Significance between Day 1 and Day 3 group values, by Student's t-test, p < .05. n = 3–6 gels/group.

p < .05.

^**

p < .001.