Method for detecting trace amounts of cancer cells in blood (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Method for detecting trace amounts of cancer cells in blood

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When blood flows over the microfilter, cancer cells in the blood bind to the nucleic acid aptamer. The hydrodynamic force of the blood opens the slits of the filter and the blood cells flow away, leaving the cancer cells on the filter.

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Associate Professor Yuta Nakashima

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