The invention relates to a triple-hole paper-based three-dimensional
cell culture
chip as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The
chip comprises a paraffin hydrophobic region and a paper-based hydrophilic region. The preparation method mainly comprises the following steps: 1) designing a
mask plate; 2)
cutting the
mask plate by
laser; and 3) preparing the triple-hole paper-based
chip by
hot pressing. The thickness of the chip is 100-200 [mu] m, the
porous fiber structure of the paper-based material allows transportation of
oxygen and waste, and a three-dimensional microenvironment for in-vivo
cell growth can be simulated. Meanwhile, a transparent and liquid-tight supporting layer is fused on the lower layer of the paper-based chip, so that leakage of cells inoculated on the upper layer of the paper-based chip is avoided. The paper-based chip is embedded into a 6-pore plate, and
bladder cancer cells (5637), mouse astrocytoma (U87) and
human breast cancer cells (MCF-7) are inoculated in a paper-based hydrophilic region respectively. The
cell compatibility of the paper-based chip and the growth behaviors of three different types of cells in three-dimensional paper fibers are investigated. It is proved that the chip can be used for researching three-dimensional construction and growth of human and mammalian cells, and the difference between three-dimensional culture and two-dimensional culture is revealed by detecting the proliferation capacity and
survival rate of different cells.