Drexel University
2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE
Bioengineering
Three-dimensional Cell Culture Model for Measuring the Effects of Interstitial Fluid Flow on Tumor Cell Invasion
Alimatou M. Tchafa 1, Arpit D. Shah 1, Shafei Wang 1, Melissa T. Duong 1, Adrian C. Shieh 1
1School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University
Interstitial fluid flow is elevated in solid tumors and can modulate tumor cell invasion. Here we describe a technique to apply interstitial fluid flow to cells embedded in a matrix and then measure its effects on cell invasion. This technique can be easily adapted to study other systems.
Medicine
Minimal Erythema Dose (MED) Testing
Carolyn J. Heckman 1, Rachel Chandler 2, Jacqueline D. Kloss 3, Amy Benson 2, Deborah Rooney 2, Teja Munshi 1, Susan D. Darlow 1, Clifford Perlis 4, Sharon L. Manne 5, David W. Oslin 2
1Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center , 2Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania , 3Department of Psychology, Drexel University , 4Department of Medicine, Fox Chase Cancer Center , 5Cancer Prevention and Control Program, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
This article describes how to conduct minimal erythema dose (MED) testing in order to determine the lowest dose of ultraviolet radiation that will cause erythema (burning) when administered to an individual.
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