Cancer biomarker detection: recent achievements and challenges

L Wu, X Qu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The early detection of cancer can significantly reduce cancer mortality and saves lives. Thus,
a great deal of effort has been devoted to the exploration of new technologies to detect early …

25th anniversary article: semiconductor nanowires–synthesis, characterization, and applications

NP Dasgupta, J Sun, C Liu, S Brittman… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor nanowires (NWs) have been studied extensively for over two decades for
their novel electronic, photonic, thermal, electrochemical and mechanical properties. This …

Bactericidal activity of black silicon

EP Ivanova, J Hasan, HK Webb, G Gervinskas… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Black silicon is a synthetic nanomaterial that contains high aspect ratio nanoprotrusions on
its surface, produced through a simple reactive-ion etching technique for use in photovoltaic …

High‐aspect‐ratio nanostructured surfaces as biological metamaterials

SG Higgins, M Becce… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Materials patterned with high‐aspect‐ratio nanostructures have features on similar length
scales to cellular components. These surfaces are an extreme topography on the cellular …

Size-selective collection of circulating tumor cells using Vortex technology

E Sollier, DE Go, J Che, DR Gossett, S O'Byrne… - Lab on a Chip, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A blood-based, low cost alternative to radiation intensive CT and PET imaging is critically
needed for cancer prognosis and management of its treatment.“Liquid biopsies” of …

Sensitive capture of circulating tumour cells by functionalized graphene oxide nanosheets

HJ Yoon, TH Kim, Z Zhang, E Azizi, TM Pham… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
The spread of cancer throughout the body is driven by circulating tumour cells (CTCs).
These cells detach from the primary tumour and move from the bloodstream to a new site of …

[HTML][HTML] Development of glass-based microfluidic devices: A review on its fabrication and biologic applications

S Aralekallu, R Boddula, V Singh - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
The advent of glass-based microfluidic devices further revolutionized in microfluidic
technology due to the several advantageous properties in terms of photonics, electronics …

Ultrasensitive microfluidic analysis of circulating exosomes using a nanostructured graphene oxide/polydopamine coating

P Zhang, M He, Y Zeng - Lab on a Chip, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Exosomes are cell-derived nano-sized vesicles that have been recently recognized as new
mediators for many cellular processes and potential biomarkers for non-invasive disease …

Liquid biopsies, novel approaches and future directions

A Armakolas, M Kotsari, J Koskinas - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The gold standard for detecting cancer and profiling tumors is tissue
biopsies. Despite this, tissue biopsies have been associated with many limitations leading to …

Dual-responsive surfaces modified with phenylboronic acid-containing polymer brush to reversibly capture and release cancer cells

H Liu, Y Li, K Sun, J Fan, P Zhang, J Meng… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Artificial stimuli-responsive surfaces that can mimic the dynamic function of living systems
have attracted much attention. However, there exist few artificial systems capable of …