The CELPPLUS team has developed cell culture wells that make cells feel more at home in the lab.
During the 2 year project (2021-2023), the team used nanotechnological approaches to deposit protein patterns on the bottom of cell culture wells. The purpose was to make the cells feel at home, because - similar to humans - they behave differently when they are not at home. If the cells in the lab don't mimic the behaviour of the cells in our body, it is very difficult to translate reserach results from the lab to a clinical setting.
Therefore, by placing, proteins from the cells' natural environment on the surface of the culture wells, the CELPPLUS team makes sure that the cells receive signals that better mimic their natural environment in the human body.
Further below, you will find a link to the CELPPLUS video recorded at the beginning of the project. You can also read an article on how the CELPPLUS team developed the cell culture wells and what their hopes are for future collaborations on the CELPPLUS assay.
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