Thermoresponsive release of viable microfiltrated Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) for precision medicine applications.

ABSTRACT: Stimulus responsive release of Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs), with high recovery rates from their capture platform, is highly desirable for off-chip analyses. Here, we present a temperature responsive polymer coating method to achieve both release as well as culture of viable CTCs captured from patient blood samples.

SUBMITTER: Ao Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4624465 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature