Liu has been perfecting a microfluidic device the size of two quarters that has the ability to catch and
release circulating tumor cells (CTCs)-- cancer cells that circulate in a cancer patient's blood.
Not exact matches
«We wanted to utilize platelets» intrinsic tendencies to accumulate at wounds and to interact with
circulating tumor cells, for targeted delivery of immune checkpoint inhibitors» said Gu, «Interestingly, we found the antibody can be promoted to
release from activated platelets in the surgical site, due to generation of small platelet - derived microparticles upon the platelet activation.
«Our
circulating tumor cell device can
release a
tumor cell captured from a blood sample, enabling single
cell analysis,» says Liu.
The results were published in the journal Lab on a Chip (Lab on a Chip 17 (19), 3291 - 3299) in an article called: «Magnetic particles assisted capture and
release of rare
circulating tumor cells using wavy - herringbone structured microfluidic devices.»
Liu's «lab on a chip» is notable for its ability to not only capture
tumor cells circulating in the blood, but to «
release» those
cells as well.
In
tumor - bearing mice, the researchers could monitor the real - time dynamics of
circulating cancer
cells released from a primary
tumor.
Once settled in the microwell, the
circulating tumor cells were burst open and the proteins
released from inside each
cell were separated according to differences in size or mass.
Greece Test
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cells that have been
released from a
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circulating in the blood stream.