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Table 1 Comparison of different culture conditions for the construction of cell clusters using cell lines

From: Systematic optimization and evaluation of culture conditions for the construction of circulating tumor cell clusters using breast cancer cell lines

Culture conditions in this article

Culture conditions in references

Disadvantages

References

2.5% fetal bovine serum

Hypoxia (5% O2)

10 ng/mL epidermal growth factor (EGF)

10 ng/mL basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)

Shaking Table (50 rpm/min)

Cells grown in suspension

Incubated with trypsin; 10% fetal bovine serum; normoxia

Loose structure, Low adhesion

[10]

Serum-free medium (including 20 ng/mL EGF and 20 ng/mL bFGF); normoxia

Loose structure, Low adhesion, Expensive

[3]

Ultra-Low attachment cell culture flasks; 10% fetal bovine serum; normoxia

Static cultivation, Expensive

[17]

The Poly-HEMA- treated six-well plates; 10% fetal bovine serum; normoxia

Static cultivation, Expensive

[15, 28]

Shaking table-based method (60 rpm/min); 10% fetal bovine serum; normoxia

Not close to the real environment

[29]