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Microfluidic-based cytotoxic assays provide high physiological relevance with the potential to replace conventional animal experiments and two-dimensional (2D) assays. Here, a 3D method utilizing a microfluidic platform for analysis of lymphocyte cytotoxicity is introduced in detail, including platform design, cell culture method, real-time cytotoxic assay setup, and image-based analysis. A 2D experimental method is used for comparison, which effectively demonstrates the advantages of 3D microfluidic platforms in closely recapitulating immune responses within the tumor microenvironment. Moreover, a wide range of experimental possibilities and applications using microfluidic 3D cytotoxic assays is introduced in this chapter, along with their capabilities, limitations, and future outlook.
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