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A synthetic tumour microenvironment

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A bioengineered model incorporating a synthetic extracellular matrix recapitulates the lymphoid tumour microenvironment, making it a valuable tool for drug testing and designing personalized therapies.

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Fig. 1: Synthetic tumour microenvironment.

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  1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

    Akhilesh K. Gaharwar & Irtisha Singh

  2. Interdisciplinary Program in Genetics and Genomics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

    Akhilesh K. Gaharwar & Irtisha Singh

  3. Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, Bryan, TX, USA

    Irtisha Singh

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Gaharwar, A.K., Singh, I. A synthetic tumour microenvironment. Nat. Mater. 22, 412–413 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-023-01511-6

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