Mechanical deformation and death of circulating tumor cells in the bloodstream

Y Qiu, T Gao, BR Smith - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2024 - Springer
The circulation of tumor cells through the bloodstream is a significant step in tumor
metastasis. To better understand the metastatic process, circulating tumor cell (CTC) survival …

Computational models of cancer cell transport through the microcirculation

DF Puleri, P Balogh, A Randles - Biomechanics and Modeling in …, 2021 - Springer
The transport of cancerous cells through the microcirculation during metastatic spread
encompasses several interdependent steps that are not fully understood. Computational …

Haemodynamic-dependent arrest of circulating tumour cells at large blood vessel bifurcations as new model for metastasis

C Casas-Arozamena, A Otero-Cacho, B Carnero… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Homing of circulating tumour cells (CTC) at distant sites represents a critical event in
metastasis dissemination. In addition to physical entrapment, probably responsible of the …

Margination and adhesion dynamics of tumor cells in a real microvascular network

S Wang, T Ye, G Li, X Zhang, H Shi - PLoS Computational Biology, 2021 - journals.plos.org
In tumor metastasis, the margination and adhesion of tumor cells are two critical and closely
related steps, which may determine the destination where the tumor cells extravasate to. We …

3D‐Printed Centrifugal Pump Driven by Magnetic Force in Applications for Microfluidics in Biological Analysis

B Jo, Y Morimoto, S Takeuchi - Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, microfluidic systems have been extensively utilized for biological analysis.
The integration of pumps in microfluidic systems requires precise control of liquids and effort …

Numerical investigation on flow-induced wall shear stress variation of metastatic cancer cells in lymphatics with elastic valves

X Zhang, K Yue, X Zhang - Computer Methods in Biomechanics …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Hematogenous metastasis occurs when cancer cells detach from the extracellular matrix in
the primary tumor into the bloodstream or lymphatic system. Elucidating the response of …

Computational analysis of cancer cell adhesion in curved vessels affected by wall shear stress for prediction of metastatic spreading

N Rahmati, N Maftoon - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: The dynamics of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) within blood vessels play a
pivotal role in predicting metastatic spreading of cancer within the body. However, the …

Establishing metrics to quantify spatial similarity in spherical and red blood cell distributions

S Roychowdhury, EW Draeger, A Randles - Journal of Computational …, 2023 - Elsevier
As computational power increases and systems with millions of red blood cells can be
simulated, it is important to note that varying spatial distributions of cells may affect …

Epithelial and mesenchymal phenotypes determine the dynamics of circulating breast tumor cells in microfluidic capillaries under chemotherapy-induced stress

R Du, X Han, L Deng, X Wang - Biomicrofluidics, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) with different epithelial and mesenchymal phenotypes play
distinct roles in the metastatic cascade. However, the influence of their phenotypic traits and …

Investigating the Influence of Heterogeneity Within Cell Types on Microvessel Network Transport

J Nan, S Roychowdhury, A Randles - Cellular and Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Background Current research on the biophysics of circulating tumor cells often overlooks the
heterogeneity of cell populations, focusing instead on average cellular properties. This study …