WPI Prototype Liquid Biopsy Chip (IMAGE)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

WPI Prototype Liquid Biopsy Chip

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A close-up of a prototype liquid biopsy chip developed and tested at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) by Balaji Panchapakesan, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and director of the Small Systems Laboratory, left, and post-doctoral researcher Farhad Khosravi. The chip is able to capture circulating tumor cells in a very small sample of blood. Etched into it are 76 individual test units, each with a small well containing antibodies for specific cancer cell surface markers attached to carbon nanotubes.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

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