Drug testing on MDA-MB-231 microspheres.
(A) Untreated microspheres
for control are mostly live, whereas (B) cells treated with 100 μM
doxorubicin for 48 h are mostly dead (blue: live; red: dead). Fluorescent
images taken using the CellInsight CX7 high-content imaging platform.
(C) Images of wells containing MDA-MB-231 microspheres before (left
column) and after (right column) the pinning by a 384-pin tool mounted
on Biomek NXP automated liquid handler, which is used for
delivering drugs to the assay plate. Fluorescent images taken using
the Cytation high-content imaging platform (Bio-Tek Inc., VT, US).
(D) MDA-MB-231 microspheres treated with 1 μM staurosporine
for 72 h completely degraded. Bright-field images taken using the
Cytation high-content imaging platform (Bio-Tek Inc., VT, US). (E)
MDA-MB-231 microspheres treated with 10 μM doxorubicin are mostly
intact but with visible cell damage. (F) Assessing the viability of
MDA-MB-231 microspheres after 72 h of incubation using CellTiter-Glo
3D. Bright-field images taken using the Cytation high-content imaging
platform (Bio-Tek Inc., VT, US). UC—untreated control, STS—staurosporine,
DOX—doxorubicin (*p < 0.05, n = 5 wells per group. Scale bar = 200 μm).