To assemble their model, the researchers collected non-cancerous omental tissue from patients undergoing abdominal surgery. (uchospitals.edu)
Instead of growing cancer cells on plastic, they inserted a multi-layered omental tissue culture model into each well of a 384 - well or 1536 - well HTS platform. (uchospitals.edu)
In the laboratory, they isolated and cultured mesothelial cells and fibroblasts, two of the predominant cell types found in omental tissue. (uchospitals.edu)