A two-dimensional immunomagnetic nano-net for the efficient isolation of circulating tumor cells in whole blood

Nanoscale ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (44) ◽  
pp. 21119-21127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chian-Hui Lai ◽  
Wen-Sy Tsai ◽  
Muh-Hwa Yang ◽  
Teh-Ying Chou ◽  
Ying-Chih Chang

An immunomagnetic morphable “nano-net” was designed and synthesized for specifically capturing rare cells of interest from mixtures.

Lab on a Chip ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaylee Judith Smith ◽  
Jessica Antoinette Jana ◽  
Anna Kaehr ◽  
Emma Purcell ◽  
Tyler Opdycke ◽  
...  

Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) are extremely rare cells shed from tumors into the blood stream. These cells can provide valuable information about their tumor of origin and direct treatment decisions...


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Darabi ◽  
Joseph Schober

Abstract Studies have shown that primary tumor sites begin shedding cancerous cells into peripheral blood at early stages of cancer, and the presence and frequency of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in blood is directly proportional to disease progression. The challenge is that the concentration of the CTCs in peripheral blood may be extremely low. In the past few years, several microfluidic-based concepts have been investigated to isolate CTCs from whole blood. However, these devices are generally hampered by complex fabrication processes and very low volumetric throughputs, which may not be practical for rapid clinical applications. This paper presents a high-performance yet simple magnetophoretic microfluidic chip for the enrichment and on-chip analysis of rare CTCs from blood. Microscopic and flow cytometric assays developed for selection of cancer cell lines, selection of monoclonal antibodies, and optimization of bead coupling are discussed. Additionally, on-chip characterization of rare cancer cells using high resolution immunofluorescence microscopy and modeling results for prediction of CTC capture length are presented. The device has the ability to interface directly with on-chip pre and post processing modules such as mixing, incubation, and automated image analysis systems. These features will enable us to isolate rare cancer cells from whole blood and detect them on the chip with subcellular resolution.


ACS Nano ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1902-1909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regivaldo G. Sobral-Filho ◽  
Lindsay DeVorkin ◽  
Sarah Macpherson ◽  
Andrew Jirasek ◽  
Julian J. Lum ◽  
...  

Lab on a Chip ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (20) ◽  
pp. 3427-3437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Heng Chu ◽  
Ruxiu Liu ◽  
Tevhide Ozkaya-Ahmadov ◽  
Mert Boya ◽  
Brandi E. Swain ◽  
...  

A monolithic 3D-printed microfluidic device integrated with stacked layers of functionalized leukodepletion channels and microfiltration for the negative enrichment of circulating tumor cells directly from clinically relevant volumes of whole blood.


2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrie E. Peters ◽  
Danay Maestre-Battle ◽  
Steven M. Woodside ◽  
Terry E. Thomas ◽  
Allen C. Eaves

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