Microfluidic technologies for circulating tumor cell isolation

H Cho, J Kim, H Song, KY Sohn, MH Jeon, KH Han - Analyst, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Metastasis is the main cause of tumor-related death, and the dispersal of tumor cells through
the circulatory system is a critical step in the metastatic process. Early detection and analysis …

Recent advances in microfluidic platforms applied in cancer metastasis: Circulating tumor cells'(CTCs) isolation and tumor‐on‐a‐chip

Z Lin, G Luo, W Du, T Kong, C Liu, Z Liu - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer remains the leading cause of death worldwide despite the enormous efforts that are
made in the development of cancer biology and anticancer therapeutic treatment …

Nano-liter perfusion microfluidic device made entirely by two-photon polymerization for dynamic cell culture with easy cell recovery

HJ McLennan, AJ Blanch, SJ Wallace, LJ Ritter… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) has been the material of choice for microfluidic applications in
cell biology for many years, with recent advances encompassing nano-scaffolds and surface …

Recent advances in microfluidic technologies for circulating tumor cells: enrichment, single-cell analysis, and liquid biopsy for clinical applications

H Pei, L Li, Z Han, Y Wang, B Tang - Lab on a Chip, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) detach from primary or metastatic lesions and circulate in the
peripheral blood, which is considered to be the cause of distant metastases. CTC analysis in …

Surface engineering of a bioartificial membrane for its application in bioengineering devices

P Ray, R Chakraborty, O Banik, E Banoth, P Kumar - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
Membrane technology is playing a crucial role in cutting-edge innovations in the biomedical
field. One such innovation is the surface engineering of a membrane for enhanced longevity …

Circulating tumor cells for glioma

H Zhang, F Yuan, Y Qi, B Liu, Q Chen - Frontiers in oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Liquid biopsy has entered clinical applications for several cancers, including metastatic
breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer for CTC enumeration and NSCLC for EGFR …

Circulating tumor cells: from theory to nanotechnology-based detection

Y Ming, Y Li, H **ng, M Luo, Z Li, J Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Cancer stem cells with stem-cell properties are regarded as tumor initiating cells. Sharing
stem-cell properties, circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are responsible for the development of …

Atmospheric plasma nanotexturing of organic–inorganic nanocomposite coatings for multifunctional surface fabrication

P Dimitrakellis, AC Patsidis, A Smyrnakis… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2019 - ACS Publications
We present the concept of the combined synthesis of organic–inorganic nanocomposite
coatings and atmospheric pressure plasma etching/nanotexturing for tailoring the surface …

Development of hydrogel‐based composite scaffolds containing eggshell particles for bone regeneration applications

ND Calvert, S Proulx… - … Research Part B …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study describes the development and characterization of novel composite scaffolds,
made of an alginate‐chitosan hydrogel matrix containing eggshell (ES) particles, for bone …

Electrohydrodynamic inkjet printing of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)

L Jiang, Y Huang, X Zhang, H Qin - Procedia Manufacturing, 2020 - Elsevier
The current fabrication methods for micro and nano scale Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)
devices either require high environmental conditions or sophisticated procedures at high …