A low-cost workflow reported by researchers enables fabrication of 100,000 uniform cell capsules using standard laboratory tools. By encapsulating cells in hydrogel microcapsules, the method offers a three-dimensional, tissue-like culture environment while reducing the cost barriers associated with prior capsule fabrication approaches. The advance matters for labs that want to move beyond traditional flat cell culture without needing specialized, expensive equipment or extensive custom manufacturing workflows. Uniformity across large capsule numbers could also improve reproducibility for experiments that probe how cells grow, organize, and interact in confined 3D spaces—an area relevant to oncology microenvironment modeling and translational screening.